Is This Where Privacy Regulation Is Taking Us?

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Adam Thierer is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He previously served as President of The Progress & Freedom Foundation, as Director of Telecommunications Studies at the Cato Institute, and as a Fellow in Economic Policy at the Heritage Foundation. He is the author or editor of six books on technology and media policy and also writes a weekly column for Forbes called "Technologies of Freedom." Thierer earned his bachelor's degree in political science and journalism at Indiana University and received his master's degree in international business management and trade theory at the University of Maryland. His passions in life (besides technology and liberty, of course) are fast cars, fine cigars, and good beer.

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  • http://michaelzimmer.org MichaelZimmer

    This would be the opposite effect of any privacy regulation, since I'd need to give GOOG my home address to return the results!

    Not to mention their ability to engage in handwriting analysis, logging my ink preferences, post office routing, etc.

    :)

  • http://marlenemckay.com/2 Marlene

    YIKES! That would be a real nightmare!

  • http://marlenemckay.com/2 Marlene

    YIKES! That would be a real nightmare!

  • http://michaelzimmer.org MichaelZimmer

    This would be the opposite effect of any privacy regulation, since I'd need to give GOOG my home address to return the results!

    Not to mention their ability to engage in handwriting analysis, logging my ink preferences, post office routing, etc.

    :)

  • http://marlenemckay.com/2 Marlene

    YIKES! That would be a real nightmare!

  • http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/03/28/google-classic/ michaelzimmer.org » Google Classic

    [...] Adam Thierer at Technology Liberation Front jokes this is where increasing privacy regulations might lead us. I disagree, as this would be the [...]

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