[sldev] Linden Lab Navigations and Landmark Project

[Argent Stonecutter]

On 2008-04-22, at 10:45, Jason Giglio wrote:
> Argent Stonecutter wrote:
>> And don't give me any of that "if you have nothing to hide" crap.
>> You're just begging for a dose of Godwin's Law.
>

> I don't think anyone's arguing that.  It's just that IP addresses are
> inherently public information.

First, my IP address is only shared with computers I connect to. Not  
every computer on the Internet. So it's "public information" for a  
subset of the public. Just as your phone number is "public  
information" for people who have ANI.

Second, my IP address is only associated with my identity if I  
divulge my identity to you. So the association "my IP address" and  
"my identity" is not "public information". That is, your IP address  
is like an 'unlisted' number.

Third, the fact that my IP address has connected to your IP address  
is only known to me and you. That's private information. It's like  
knowing who you've called on the phone... the equivalent of having a  
pen recorder on your phone.

Fourth, the intersection of the second and third cases is an even  
smaller subset.

When you use third-party web content in world you take information  
that is in the fourth category, and put it in the third category:  
your IP address, your in-world identity, and information about what  
systems you (identified by your IP address, and closely identified  
with your in-world identity) and not just putting it in category 1,  
but doing so for computers you did not intend to connect to.