--- Andrew Crystall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Fool wrote: > > > http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/6211959.htm
"...Its other projects include developing software that scans databases of everyday transactions and personal records worldwide to predict terrorist attacks and creating a computerized diary that would record and analyze everything a person says, sees, hears, reads or touches..." Ignoring for the moment the complete creepiness of this, wouldn't such a database require something along the lines of quantum computers for handling the vast reams of data? >The Genie WILL come out the bottle. You can't stop it. > > This is where I agree with Brin - everyone should > have the tools, not > just Goverment and Big Business. Trying to legislate > against IS going to fail. Miserably. > > Welcome to tomorrow. <grimace> Not that I want to immerse myself in Ashcroft's life, but I agree that without general access, the Watchers will do what those with massively overwhelming intelligence power inevitably do -- abuse it. Debbi who wonders if the Tytlal would come up with a clever "innundate the system with false data!" campaign __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
