There is a book I read called T2:Infiltrator that seems similar to this plot, though not exactly the same. The link has a better summary than I can give.
The meat of the issue isn't the fact that some one mis-recognized his picture. Its the fact that the police were able to take the digital photo from the survailance camera and match it correctly to a person in the DMV database using the driver's licence digital photo. He was the guy in the picture, just not a non-payer of child support.
The danger for privacy is that the next step is doing the match for reasons other than suspicion of criminal behavior. Marketing, intimidation, or whatever. This story is evidence that all the issues of tracking people's behavior on the Web are now a concern in the real-world too.
I'm sure a store would love to know who you are just by taking your picture when you walk in (or just walk by)
During my college days, I was (one of) the station managers for our college radio station. We were a officially designated "non-commercial" radio station for our FCC broadcast license, and thus did not have to pay ANY sort of compensation, royalties, or ASCAP fees. I wonder if thats still true...
After reading the comments, I was struck by how biased people can be. Lots of folks saying "BASIC, cuz thats how I learned", others advocating their respective favorite for all sorts of reasons.
May I suggest that you offer multiple options? One never knows what will strike a chord. Maybe they'll dig the toy/games stuff, maybe they're visual/GUI inclined, maybe they'll think the cmd line rocks, maybe they'll wanna do it all. I dunno. You dunno. Hell, even they might not know for sure. If your budget is a factor, use freeware and/or only pick one of each type. If not, let 'em try whatever they want. The point is, there isn't "one true way" that works for everybody. Be flexible. Be responsive.
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There is a book I read called T2:Infiltrator that seems similar to this plot, though not exactly the same. The link has a better summary than I can give.
The meat of the issue isn't the fact that some one mis-recognized his picture. Its the fact that the police were able to take the digital photo from the survailance camera and match it correctly to a person in the DMV database using the driver's licence digital photo. He was the guy in the picture, just not a non-payer of child support.
The danger for privacy is that the next step is doing the match for reasons other than suspicion of criminal behavior. Marketing, intimidation, or whatever. This story is evidence that all the issues of tracking people's behavior on the Web are now a concern in the real-world too.
I'm sure a store would love to know who you are just by taking your picture when you walk in (or just walk by)
Its so simple...just reverse the polarity of the magnet. The Sun would then pull the bubble, rather than push it.
During my college days, I was (one of) the station managers for our college radio station. We were a officially designated "non-commercial" radio station for our FCC broadcast license, and thus did not have to pay ANY sort of compensation, royalties, or ASCAP fees. I wonder if thats still true...
After reading the comments, I was struck by how biased people can be. Lots of folks saying "BASIC, cuz thats how I learned", others advocating their respective favorite for all sorts of reasons.
May I suggest that you offer multiple options? One never knows what will strike a chord. Maybe they'll dig the toy/games stuff, maybe they're visual/GUI inclined, maybe they'll think the cmd line rocks, maybe they'll wanna do it all. I dunno. You dunno. Hell, even they might not know for sure. If your budget is a factor, use freeware and/or only pick one of each type. If not, let 'em try whatever they want. The point is, there isn't "one true way" that works for everybody. Be flexible. Be responsive.