Just plain scary
This is written to have strong emotional impact, but is definitely something to think about:
Bruce Schneier's latest Wired essay: Our Data, Ourselves.
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I've now seen this article recommended independently 3 times. A sobering article indeed. For much much more on the topic of your data and how much it is being harvested, see the newly updated Diffie and Landau book "Privacy on the Line", to see what the real spooks are up to.
Posted by: Ralph Kramden | Friday, May 23, 2008 at 14:24