The concept of ethical social network

[Daniel Guagnin]

Hi Judith,

over the German list came the information about a project which has
similar ideas. They want to form an international project.
Maybe you should have a look at

www.socialswarm.net

and get in contact with them.
Your ideas might be valuable for them.
And for sure they are interested in further discussion.

Best wishes,

Daniel

Am 30.08.2011 22:33, schrieb judith at movingyouth.eu:
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Below the updated version.
> 
> I. The ethical social network
> 
> Ethical is not about price, neither about the only freedom of the source
> code. It is about the recognition and  the respect of user freedoms:
> 
> - to recognize and respect the privacy of all communications exchanged by
> users,
> - to recognize and guarantee the same rights to every user,
> - to only distribute to users free software,
> - to allow full interoperability towards other social networks.
> 
> II. How to respect those freedoms?
> 
> First: the communication protocol
> 
> The communication protocol must be open.
> 
> Second: the software
> 
> The software specific to the social network must be under a free licence
> as its  dependencies. The whole software distribution, including the
> server part,  must be available to users. The software must be secure. Any
> flaw should be fixed as soon as possible.
> 
> Three: the respect of the user data privacy
> 
> Each user should use his own servers.
> 
> The communication protocol and software of the social network must let the
> user be able to decide freely, clearly and efficiently what to do with
> each of his data and his account: the user may decide for each
> communication who are the recipients, even possibly the general public.
> 
> Users must be warned constantly that once they publish their data, those
> may be known to the general public, including current or future employers
> and the government.
> 
> Concerning the data hosted on other servers than the user's own, the delay
> to delete a post or to close an account must be quick once the user
> requests it. The closure or the deletion must be definitive, no data must
> be available to the social network once it is done.
> 
> Four: the social network services
> 
> Every service available to users through the social network should not
> appropriate  users data or track them.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Judith Lukoki
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> http://www.movingyouth.eu
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