Very cool. I'm actually engaged on some work along similar lines.
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,59495,00.html
Government Prying, the Good Kind
By Michelle Delio
"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest," according to the architect of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson.
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab unveiled the Government Information Awareness, or GIA, website Friday. Using applications developed at the Media Lab, GIA collects and collates information about government programs, plans and politicians from the general public and numerous online sources. Currently the database contains information on more than 3,000 public figures.
The premise of GIA is that if the government has a right to know personal details about citizens, then citizens have a right to similar information about the government. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
