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pj@psychedelicjones.com (pj) wrote:

> I remember this argument in "database nation", whoever wrote that...
> except that he said as this information would be stored, it was best
> that it be stored securely by the government.
...
> Having it freely available would be much better than having it in the
> hands of those who dedicate their lives to seeking positions of power
> over us.

Having it at all would be bad news, in my opinion. You're right about the
government seeking to have power over us but letting private enterprise
have the data would also be disastrous. It's only interested in filling
its coffers and people are nothing more than a source of income in its
eyes. Have you seen Noam Chomsky's "The Corporation"? If not, there's
quite a good precis of its main points here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corporation

> ...he did have one very good point...

Agreed. Unfortunately he didn't stop to think past that one excellent
point. Very blinkered thinking, I'm afraid.

Jon.