[IP] Is business the real Big Brother?
Begin forwarded message:
From: Denis Russell <D.M.Russell@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: May 26, 2006 3:53:01 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Is business the real Big Brother?
Dave,
This evening BBC transmitted an interesting program concerning
privacy and surveillance. Probably not a lot new to most IP readers,
but the compilation is compelling. The program is described at
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5015826.stm>
and is online to watch until 2nd June at <http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/
programmes/?id=money_programme>.
Enjoy - if that's the right word.
Denis.
Is business the real Big Brother?
By Adam Harcourt-Webster
BBC Money Programme
Monitoring and surveillance of employees and customers by big
business is now commonplace.
Some German shoppers already have their purchases tracked
It's increasingly a feature of our daily lives, because businesses
have found that it makes good business sense. But is corporate
snooping out of control?
...
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