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Databases and Privacy

Posted by michael on from the bonfire-of-the-privacies dept.

A couple of stories made an interesting juxtaposition today. First read this story about information marketers scouring public records to compile personal information. Note the emphasis on cross-linking data from various sources to provide more information than any one source did - databases are synergistic. Now read this column about David Nelson, and its follow-up.

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  1. Hey wake up, General Ashcroft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Time to bomb marketing companies. Not all terrorists are Muslim.

  2. synergistic hello by ratfynk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Vomit on my keyboard, is really hard to clean. The word synergistic is the cause! Please stop using buzz words. My stomach hurts.

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    OH THE SHAME I fell off the wagon and use sigs again!