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Pamela McCorduck wrote:
> On Aug 8, 2007, at 9:09 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:
>> I think there is a difference between a political discussion in
>> which we all ideologically flatulate one one where we, as experts,
>> contribute to clarifying a proble
On Aug 8, 2007, at 9:09 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:
> Pamela,
>
> I think there is a difference between a political discussion in which
> we
> all ideologically flatulate one one where we, as experts, contribute to
> clarifying a problem that the rest of the world totally misunderstands.
>
>> F
Nicholas Thompson wrote:
> From a technical stand point, does the idea of a IT-Judiciary make sense???
>
If laws are made routinely that facilitate certain government officials
to persecute people for no good reason than their political convenience
(e.g. for individuals' public statements), th
ake sense???
Nick
> [Original Message]
> From: Pamela McCorduck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; The Friday Morning Applied Complexity
Coffee Group
> Date: 8/8/2007 1:37:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Information technology judiiciary.
>
> Nick. I
08, 2007 1:33 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Friday Morning Applied Complexity
Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Information technology judiiciary.
Nick. I share your outrage--was just on the phone to an old pal who used
to be John Kerry's legislative director. Those supine Democrats! I
But remember, at risk of digressing: IT can also be a powerful tool
in support of human rights; I think someone wise once said that
technology is neutral. It's the intent of its users that makes it a
force for good or bad. For a good example, see Benetech.org:
The Human Rights Data Analysi
Certainly Nick has a point about information technology being used to
impinge upon basic rights. I do believe that those involved in IT and
complexity/modeling should be concerned about the use of these powerful tools.
They
could be used for example to data mine criticism of the Iraq inva
Pamela McCorduck wrote:
> I don't want to turn FRIAM into a political bulletin board, so perhaps
> I should simply say that yes, I agree that data mining presents very
> different issues, and needs some imaginative ideas for privacy
> protection.
>
Too late, don't even try to backpedal. Now you
Nick. I share your outrage--was just on the phone to an old pal who
used to be John Kerry's legislative director. Those supine Democrats!
I hate to give up my right to vote in a primary, but I'm appalled by
both parties right now, and certainly don't feel I belong to the
Democrats, who not on
All,
I feel like "WE" (by which I mean you-all) have something to contribute to the
current discussion on warrantless wire taps.Note the Washington Post,
below. Does anybody else agree that Data Mining needs an entirely different
structure of civil rights protections then investigations
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