Internet is srs bzns!

The more the Internet advances into social life, the more blurred the issues of privacy and security are becoming. As the time passeds we're going into an uncharted territory: which is "valid" and by which standards? A Moroccan guy was detained by state services because posing as a member of the royal family is a crime in Morocco (duh). What if a Saudi woman poses for a pic while driving a car? That's practically a crime in Saudi Arabia. A lady holding hands with a man who isn't her husband is a crime in a number of countries across the Middle East. Public nudity is a crime even in some "Western" countries. Should internet footage serve as evidence in such cases? To what extent should employers, family, law enforcement authorities, etc, be able to dig into people's personal stuff online and use it against said person? All slippery-slope questions that need addressing ASAP in the next years.

The riots in UK were coordinated via FB, Twitter, etc. The Arab revolutions, too. Extremists download bomb-making manuals on the interwebz. Breivik was spreading his maniacal ideology on the webz for months before he committed the massacre in Norway. Perhaps he could've been stopped in time, but should've he been detained for posting things on his webpage? Should there be regulations on hate speech, and when should those kick in? Should there be specific investigative and law-enforcement authorities to monitor internet activity? Where's the line between freedom of expression and security that shouldn't be crossed? I don't know, and I doubt anyone knows the answers to those questions. But the more time passes without them being addressed, the bigger the problem will be getting.

On the other hand, a general rule of thumb though is that the internet is NOT a private or secret area, and you shouldn't put something online if there's someone who you would not want to see it.