Security and privacy are at a major turning point in our society. The events of September 11 catalyzed an already rapidly growing trend in the gathering of personal and enterprise information, made possible by advancing technologies. . . .
Security and privacy are at a major turning point in our society. The events of September 11 catalyzed an already rapidly growing trend in the gathering of personal and enterprise information, made possible by advancing technologies.

These technologies have created what I call A World Without Secrets, in which a great deal of information is recorded, little can be concealed from determined interlopers, and data travels widely and quickly.

When technologies work for us, they are marvelously convenient. Who in business or in their personal lives would want to do without the Internet or automated banking and credit card transactions? But our trust in technology is being tested by the availability of sensitive information and the sudden demand for much greater levels of security. With that testing comes a degrading of the relationships between enterprises and employees, customers and vendors, and government and society.

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