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Friday, March 09, 2012

Privacy and "argue" over "assert"

Prof. Allen summaries "at least" six aspects of "privacy" in this thread.  It is appreciated.  I also note some discomfort with the use of "assert" as in "s/he asserted such and such" instead of "argues" and how the former implies dismissing the other side with an edge.