Garfinkel also has an annoying habit of creating shocking anecdotes of privacy abuse out of whole cloth, not telling the reader until afterward these horror stories only represent possible portraits of the future. This sensationalist technique is more suited to National Enquirer than anything else, and serves to subtly undermine his audience's trust. Thomas Scoville is either an Information Age Savant or an ex-Silicon Valley programmer with a bad attitude. He is the author of the Silicon Valley Tarot. Congress passes a bill under the banner of protecting privacy.
Critics say it does anything but that.
When the giants of Net business say they want to protect your privacy, they're really trying to make you feel comfortable about giving up more information about yourself. All rights reserved.