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> The scary thing is ... Sorry, I remain not scared.

• petewarden 17y ago
  What could possibly go wrong when there's an easily accessible database of detailed information on every individual? Move along, nothing to see here.
  • loup-vaillant 17y ago
    I assume you were ironic. Anyway, what could (and did) go wrong is the systematic extermination of a particular subset of people in this database. (Sorry for the Godwin point reached so fast.)
• ams6110 17y ago
  Yeah, really this is NOT anything new. Direct Marketing service companies have been providing this for years. Back in the mid 1990s we were sending one such company reels of 1/2" tape with names and addresses, and getting back reports of age/income etc. distribution.
• ErrantX 17y ago
  Agreed; speaking personally anyone willing to spend the 10 minutes with a whois database service, my email address and a little digging on my sites could find out pretty much every address I've ever lived at. (bonus points if someone does it and gets all 3 :)) But I know that data exists - and for now I am happy for people to discover it about me. Speaking for non-techy types, though, it is something to be concerned about. Less so for marketers as things like stalkers and fraudsters etc. It's worth raising these issues gently to try and encourage people to understand what data is accessible about them - and ensure their comfortable with that.