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  53 <p>IBM says that merely knowing the names of some of their employees
  54 is a violation of their privacy and yet their employees post such
  55 information to sites like LinkedIn identifying themselves as employees
  56 of IBM. And it's well know the kinds of conventions companies use when
  57 they compose email addresses for their employees. Common schemes are
  58 &lt;firstname&gt;.&lt;lastname&gt;@&lt;company&gt;.com or sometimes
  59 it's &lt;first initial&gt;&lt;lastname&gt;@&lt;company&gt;.com or even
  60 &lt;firstname&gt;&lt;last initial&gt;@&lt;company&gt;.com. This is
  61 common business practice. Note that IBM has several subdomains and
  62 most US employees are in us.ibm.com. Enterprising people might try
  63 them all.</p>
  64
  65 <p>Here's a small selection I got <b>from publically available web sites</b>:</p>
  66
  67 <table border="1">
  68   <tr>
  69     <th>Picture</th>
  70     <th>What I think of them</th>
  71     <th>Name</th>
  72     <th>Title</th>
  73     <th>Area</th>
  74   </tr>
  75
  76   <tr>
  77     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=5497896&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=G-_e&locale=en_US&srchid=c408efeb-9c6a-48ef-b31e-78b73a15e3b7-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=8&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Naomi+Guerrero_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/media/p/2/000/004/3f7/173e16e.jpg"></a></td>
  78     <td><img src="Dick.jpg" width="200" height="300"></td>
  79     <td>Naomi Guerrero</td>
  80     <td>Software Engineer, IBM</td>
  81     <td>San Francisco Bay Area</td>
  82   </tr>
  83
  84   <tr>
  85     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=6714806&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=0WSA&locale=en_US&srchid=df9dc610-1d76-42fd-bfb1-79d70bdb713e-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=2&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Ralph+Bosco+IBM_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://static.licdn.com/scds/common/u/img/icon/icon_no_photo_60x60.png"></a></td>
  86     <td><img src="Dick.jpg" width="200" height="300"></td>
  87     <td>Ralph Bosco</td>
  88     <td>IT Manager at IBM</td>
  89     <td>Greater Boston Area</td>
  90   </tr>
  91
  92   <tr>
  93     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=584251&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=PJvM&locale=en_US&srchid=54169611368038570350&srchindex=1&srchtotal=3&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A54169611368038570350%2CVSRPtargetId%3A584251%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_200_200/p/3/000/08c/2cc/274cd46.jpg"></a></td>
  94     <td><img src="Dick.jpg" width="200" height="300"></td>
  95     <td>Dennis Griess</td>
  96     <td>GBS Asset Value Program Manager</td>
  97     <td>Greater Denver Area</td>
  98   </tr>
  99
 100   <tr>
 101     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1305348&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=vG0p&locale=en_US&srchid=338768e1-0482-4651-a1f1-b7fa6894353f-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=728&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Denise+Cook_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_200_200/p/2/000/0f1/3d7/10c5ef0.jpg"></a></td>
 102     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 103     <td>Denise Cook</td>
 104     <td>JazzHub Technical Lead at IBM Rational</td>
 105     <td>Greater Denver Area</td>
 106   </tr>
 107
 108   <tr>
 109     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=780412&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=y1Hh&locale=en_US&srchid=fc9c947a-eaeb-4da4-a5a8-26dce04d07db-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Robin+Bater+IBM_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_200_200/p/3/000/08f/391/361484c.jpg"></a></td>
 110     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 111     <td>Robin Bater</td>
 112     <td>Design Factory - JLIP Scenaro Deisgner at IBM Rational Software</td>
 113     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 114   </tr>
 115
 116   <tr>
 117     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=3093812&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2"><img src="http://static.licdn.com/scds/common/u/img/icon/icon_no_photo_60x60.png"></a></td>
 118     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 119     <td>Donna Fortune</td>
 120     <td>Sr Analytics Developer at IBM Rational Software</td>
 121     <td>Greater Boston Area</td>
 122   </tr>
 123
 124   <tr>
 125     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=10478429&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_200_200/p/2/000/019/02b/09c1703.jpg"></a></td>
 126     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 127     <td>Peter Luckey</td>
 128     <td>IBM / Rational software</td>
 129     <td>Rochester, New York Area</td>
 130   </tr>
 131
 132   <tr>
 133     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=12997534&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_200_200/p/2/000/003/19d/04b914b.jpg"></a></td>
 134     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 135     <td>Jason Bennett</td>
 136     <td>Project Manager at IBM Rational Software
 137     <td>Greater Boston Area</td>
 138   </tr>
 139
 140   <tr>
 141     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=16411735&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=v7j6&locale=en_US&srchid=98e078d0-a59a-47b0-a4b8-213641df1b8e-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=4&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Jamel+Touati_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://static.licdn.com/scds/common/u/img/icon/icon_no_photo_60x60.png"></a></td>
 142     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 143     <td>Jamel Touati</td>
 144     <td>Rational Knowledge Manager | Content & Collaboration | PMP� at IBM Software Group</td>
 145     <td>Canada</td>
 146   </tr>
 147
 148   <tr>
 149     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=10657304&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=tFnx&locale=en_US&srchid=6a83b1b8-f2a1-4305-80c3-4d2592594f41-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=2&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Jamil+Bissar_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_200_200/p/1/000/01b/2ac/02a4b7b.jpg"></a></td>
 150     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 151     <td>Jamil Bissar</td>
 152     <td>Program Director at IBM</td>
 153     <td>Austin, Texas Area</td>
 154   </tr>
 155
 156   <tr>
 157     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=16176127&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=yVUS&locale=en_US&srchid=8e137a00-45de-4286-aaf2-97ee28e8b8f8-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=3&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Erin+O%27Connor+ibm_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_60_60/p/3/000/014/23b/2a362ec.jpg"></a></td>
 158     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 159     <td>Erin O'Connor</td>
 160     <td>Project Management Professional at IBM</td>
 161     <td>Greater Boston Area</td>
 162   </tr>
 163
 164   <tr>
 165     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=885004&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=6TM-&locale=en_US&srchid=2ef248c0-71e8-41c9-806b-74a2824510ad-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=4147&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Karen+Williams_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/media/p/3/000/071/029/1e28ebe.jpg"></a></td>
 166     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 167     <td>Karen Williams</td>
 168     <td>Integration Executive, IBM</td>
 169     <td>Greater Boston Area</td>
 170   </tr>
 171
 172   <tr>
 173     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=13365771&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_200_200/p/3/000/0ee/089/1b6f624.jpg"></a></td>
 174     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 175     <td>Kim Messina</td>
 176     <td>Project Manager- Rational PMO at IBM Rational Software</td>
 177     <td>San Francisco Bay Area</td>
 178   </tr>
 179
 180   <tr>
 181     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=2356729&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2"><img src="http://static.licdn.com/scds/common/u/img/icon/icon_no_photo_60x60.png"></a></td>
 182     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 183     <td>Mary Morton</td>
 184     <td>Project Manager at IBM. PMP Certified.</td>
 185     <td>Greater Boston Area</td>
 186   </tr>
 187
 188   <tr>
 189     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=8826914&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=Ix0D&locale=en_US&srchid=a9c3cd66-2270-4713-9bca-df28395fed0b-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=130&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_*1_Paula_Cox_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_200_200/p/6/000/214/399/28e8fff.jpg"></a></td>
 190     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 191     <td>Paula Cox</td>
 192     <td>Senior Software Engineer with IBM Rational Software</td>
 193     <td>Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area</td>
 194   </tr>
 195
 196   <tr>
 197     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=3261081&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2"><img src="http://static.licdn.com/scds/common/u/img/icon/icon_no_photo_60x60.png"></a></td>
 198     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 199     <td>Sika Sullivan</td>
 200     <td>Worldwide Business Development Manager, IBM Rational Software</td>
 201     <td>Greater Boston Area</td>
 202   </tr>
 203
 204   <tr>
 205     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1377978&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=Gt8g&locale=en_US&srchid=193fff08-6753-488b-aaf6-7511fb770b51-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Jami+Mitchell+IBM_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://static.licdn.com/scds/common/u/img/icon/icon_no_photo_60x60.png"></a></td>
 206     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 207     <td>Jami Mitchell</td>
 208     <td>Premium Support Manager at IBM</td>
 209     <td>Dallas/Fort Worth Area</td>
 210   </tr>
 211
 212   <tr>
 213     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=3787832&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2"><img src="http://static.licdn.com/scds/common/u/img/icon/icon_no_photo_60x60.png"></a></td>
 214     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 215     <td>Eric Shen</td>
 216     <td>Manager Market Engineering at IBM Rational</td>
 217     <td>Greater Boston Area</td>
 218   </tr>
 219
 220   <tr>
 221     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=40927933&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_200_200/p/3/000/02c/3e6/246d5e3.jpg"></a></td>
 222     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 223     <td>Denise McKinnon</td>
 224     <td>Knowledge Engineer at IBM Rational</td>
 225     <td>Greater Boston Are</td>
 226   </tr>
 227
 228   <tr>
 229     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=20470681&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=_-H0&locale=en_US&srchid=2992e22a-6018-4f96-84a0-484a711eaa12-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=41&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Amit+Vaid_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/media/p/3/000/011/21a/35c8c31.jpg"></a></td>
 230     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 231     <td>Amit Vaid</td>
 232     <td>Senior Staff Software Engineer at Rational Software</td>
 233     <td>Gurgaon, India</td>
 234   </tr>
 235
 236   <tr>
 237     <td><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=2947653&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=9Sr_&locale=en_US&srchid=a85f7697-e6de-4171-8170-afbafdf31983-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_Doug+Ishigaki_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link"><img src="http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/media/p/2/000/068/27b/2d00df9.jpg"></a></td>
 238     <td>&nbsp;</td>
 239     <td>Doug Ishigaki</td>
 240     <td>Systems & Software Technical Specialist at IBM Rational</td>
 241     <td>Orange County, California Area</td>
 242   </tr>
 243 </table>
 244
 245 <p>IBM seems to be telling me that I am not allowed to open up a
 246 "phone book" and read it! Sorry IBM, but you are not the government
 247 and you don't make privacy law. Even the law goes by
 248 "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expectation_of_privacy">expectation
 249 of privacy</a>" and it seems clear to me that if you're posting your
 250 mug to publically available web sites along with your affiliation with
 251 IBM then you should have no expectation of privacy that your name,
 252 often your picture, and your employer are somehow "private".</p>
 253
 254 <p>I draw your attention to the Wikipedia article under the heading
 255 of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_law#United_States">United
 256 States</a> which states that:</p>
 257
 258 <blockquote>
 259   <p>... the renowned tort expert Dean Prosser argued that "privacy"
 260   was composed of four separate torts, the only unifying element of
 261   which was a (vague) "right to be left alone."[8] These torts were</p>
 262
 263   <ol>
 264     <li>appropriating the plaintiff's identity for the defendant's
 265     benefit<br><font color="#999">That ain't happening
 266     here</font></li>
 267
 268     <li>placing the plaintiff in a false light in the public eye<br>
 269     <font color="#999">I'm not placing anybody in any false
 270     light</font></li>
 271
 272     <li>publicly disclosing private facts about the plaintiff<br>
 273     <font color="#999">Seems clear to me that these are not private
 274     facts</font></li>
 275
 276     <li>unreasonably intruding upon the seclusion or solitude of the plaintiff<br>
 277     <font color="#999">If the plaintiff wants seclusion or solitude
 278     then they shouldn't be rummaging around on my site!</font></li>
 279   </ol>
 280 </blockquote>
 281
 282 </table>
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