Guardian Unlimited:

To track and thwart terrorists, the Pentagon wants to give U.S. agents fingertip access to records from around the world that could fill the Library of Congress more than 50 times. The library's collection includes more than 18 million books.

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PBS.org by Robert X. Cringely

Security and privacy always seem to be in the balance when we think about emerging digital technologies. Encryption vies with detection Entire industries are built around the opposite ideas of maintaining privacy and invading it.

Ultimately, we have to decide how much we are willing to give up in order to feel safe. Or at least, it seems we have that decision when actually we probably don't. Get ready for a brave new world where someone will likely know where you are at every second, whether it is at the movies with your kids or at the Bide-A-Wee Motel with your neighbor's wife.

Sounds much like the future envisioned in the recent Tom Cruise's movie, Minority Report.

-Tim
10:09:50 AM