One, however, does not find direct answers as the past must be translated into the context of current relevance and on a more global basis. Of all the troubling concerns about the information highway, the issue of individual privacy seems to universally strike a primary nerve. Recently the public on a larger scale has become deeply distressed with this issue in all types of communications inter-change. In sharp contrast, the public has shown an insatiable appetite for the intimate details of individual private lives, e.g. on TV talk shows, in aggressive news reporting and in even more private aspects available from the entertainment, medical and legal fields. Such portent should never act to forestall continued research and exploration such as one recent U.S. governmental regulatory attempt proposed and efforts continue.
Human progress demands a full measure of benefits from the wide ranging information explosion.
The inventions and creative endeavors, which have made and will make this all possible, are the products of the free spirits as with any new era. As with all pioneering efforts there must be freedom to roam, meet and accept the challenges. In the time scale of application, ethics, economics and regulation take on an ever increasing maturity which must be recognized, cultivated and nurtured through a carefully reasoned process however large or complex. Solutions to the challenges will require artful integration over the passage of time. But Be Not A Burden to Mankind.