Jose <teacherjh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:aDSWi.4986$Vx3.1093
@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Personally, I would much rather reveal personal information (of any ilk)
> to a person than to a machine. The reason is that a person (who is
> acting like one) is not likely to have an extended effect on my life due
> to this personal information (whether it be my weight, my prescription
> list, my income, or my ***ual preferences) than a machine might.
> Computers can be programmed to do the tasks they pur****t to do, and
> nothing more. However, they can also be programmed to do many other
> things behind your back, and therein lies the rub. It is where the
> =real= privacy issues lie. There is no telling that the machine that
> quietly takes your weight and communicates it to the flight computers is
> not also communicating it to your health insurance companies, your
> bankers, and your boss. And there is nothing that prevents your
> environment (such as the price you pay for chocolate or a health club
> member****p, the houses that become (or don't become) available for
> purchase, or the salary you are offered at your next review from being
> "influenced" by any data that may become available for sale. We are
> already dissected enough by connected machines observing our behavior,
> it is not paranoia to envision this trend continuing.
What value does your insurance carrier have in knowing how heavy your
laptop
and other carry-on baggage is?
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