Concerns Over Internet Privacy: Data Mining and User Tracking Issues

Existing Internet privacy concerns stemming from online "profiling" and other e-business data mining activities are "trivial" compared to the privacy-related issues that will face the world in the years ahead, IBM Chairman Lou Gerstner has said. "What are the implications for . . . Existing Internet privacy concerns stemming from online "profiling" and other e-business data mining activities are "trivial" compared to the privacy-related issues that will face the world in the years ahead, IBM Chairman Lou Gerstner has said. "What are the implications for individual privacy in a world where millions of people are driving Internet-enabled cars that have their movements monitored at all times? What happens to privacy for millions of people with Internet-enabled pacemakers?," Gerstner asked a crowd of 3,500 at an e-business conference in New York.

"Forget about the debate over who has access to medical records. Who has access to real-time data on your heartbeat, blood pressure and cholesterol levels?" Gerstner asked.

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