In rec.aviation.piloting Judah <judah@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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?
Yep; to be a usefull system the passenger would have to be carrying all
their carry-on crap.
While I agree in general with the notion that data gathering of
personal information is something that should be viewed with caution,
the type of data being gathered is an im****tant factor.
My weight with my carry-on stuff and what brand of toilet paper I
buy don't make my list of concerns.
--
Jim Pennino
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