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[quote user="zardoz"]<p>Most likely for worse.</p><p>[/quote]</p><p> </p><p>Zardoz, absolutely. While my overly dramaticized example was some what of a lampoon, there is still a kernel of truth at the core.</p><p> Look at the way that the federal law enforcement people were requisitioning security camera "tape loops" from ATM's, liquor stores, adjacent office buildings, etc to sift for clues on the Oklahoma city bombing. They are surprisingly good at piecing together evidence. </p><p>The biggest barrier being the amount of effort required to assemble all that data (which is what it is at it's core, just "data"). They currently go to all the trouble, only for substantial cause . As computers become more robust, software more sophisticated, and the network ever more pervasive, the ability to mine diverse sets of data becomes easier, and harvesting specifically desired info becomes a real possibility.</p><p> The naysayers that poo poo the likelihood of such intrusiveness ever becoming possible, are only fooling themselves.</p><p> Just look at Lonworks for an example . buildings that talk to one another</p><p>Perhaps I'm not famous now, so no one would give a rats _ _ _ about what I'd do. Perhaps as well, I'd like to keep it that way .</p><p> </p>
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