June 4th, 2007
"Creating a permanent record of things that we do casually"
Current.tv has a good “pod” (if not a good branding department; really, can’t we call these things something else?) titled They’re Watching, featuring the insights of Mark Rasch, former head of Computer Crime for the U.S. Department of Justice. The subject of the video left at least 56 digital trails in one day. Rasch observes:
Eventually, all of these databases can be linked to create a profile of everything that somebody does on a given day.
And Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center adds:
There may be a justification that says we need to do this post-9/11 because of terrorism, but invariably all these systems are used for other purposes.
(All of which resonates strongly with me given my involvement on the Board of the Attention Trust.)
Denise Howell is an appellate, intellectual property and technology lawyer who enjoys broad industry recognition for her expertise on the intersection of emerging technologies and law. See her full profile and disclosure of her industry affiliations.
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