Re: What is a "database"?(and human beings as the tailings ofdatamining) -- MIDRANGE-L

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Bob wrote:
>Pay by check.
>Register for Conferences/Expo.
>Get a loan. (car, home electronics, etc)
>Buy (just about anything) over the net.
>Rent video tapes (blockbuster, etc.)
>Register software.
>Mail in hardware warranties.
>Magazine Subscriptions.
>
>Just a few of the places your personal information gets into the hands
>of the advertising folks.

Well, all these are private databases.  How about voters lists?
I don't know about other countries, but in this one, voters
lists are public documents.  Thus, staying totally anonymous
also means forgoing your right to vote!

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com


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