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Book:   Database Nation
Subject:   Database Nation (Hardback) Review
Date:   2000-08-01 15:18:37
From:   Daniel Epstein
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar

The imminent future is one that will be suprising to those of us still entranced in the status quo. Our system is milliseconds away from the complete onslaught of policies aimed at protecting our privacy.


Garfinkel, describes credit cards, medical records, social security, consumer information, employment, surveillance, identification systems, the internet, and telecommunications. The basic picture is one where there will be an increase in protection, or a lack of privacy in the future. I recommend this book to those who felt paranoid during the y2k scare, yet I feel this book is definitely a requirement for anyone who wishes to be a knowledgeable denizen of the civilized world.


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