The extraordinary wide world of webinars, they have made it more convenient to attend events and at less of an expense. Plus you don't even have to put pants on if you don't want to. But what other dynamics have changed as a result of talks, seminars and workshops going online?
Previously you would attend a workshop or talk in person, and you may or may or not be given a name tag. Even then, you could choose how or if you wore it. You knew if it was being recorded by seeing a camera person in the crowd, you were well versed in how to maintain control over your privacy in these settings and you could visually see who was in attendance.
Now with webinars, you are inviting up to over 100 strangers into your home. Something I struggle with is that as an attendee your online privacy is mostly in the hands of the webinar facilitators, some will use controls to hide participants, others will not, and then there is everything in between.
The comforting thing is that you, as an indivi…
Previously you would attend a workshop or talk in person, and you may or may or not be given a name tag. Even then, you could choose how or if you wore it. You knew if it was being recorded by seeing a camera person in the crowd, you were well versed in how to maintain control over your privacy in these settings and you could visually see who was in attendance.
Now with webinars, you are inviting up to over 100 strangers into your home. Something I struggle with is that as an attendee your online privacy is mostly in the hands of the webinar facilitators, some will use controls to hide participants, others will not, and then there is everything in between.
The comforting thing is that you, as an indivi…
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