June 18, 2008

GAO: protecting privacy or promoting secrecy? - Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Privacy Doesn't Exist Anymore - The Expert On Everything - A Novel by Edward David Gil

Described as “Catch-22” meets “Three Days of the Condor,” this techno-thriller with an attitude focuses on realistic technological details and takes the reader on a journey into an uncomfortable future that could easily become a reality.

OVERVIEW

Young Charlie Sanders is offered a six-figure job after only thirty seconds into an interview at Vector Systems, is mistakenly handed the company’s only prototype of a technology that can definitively erase any and all privacy in our society (code-named “Wallace”, It fits like a snug hearing aid and can maintain a conversation), is pursued like prey by more than a few interested parties – including a Governor with presidential ambitions and quite a few U.S. Senators – and begins receiving death-threats from the technology itself, which now has its own ideas.


Privacy Issues In The News

USA Today
GAO: protecting privacy or promoting secrecy? Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, VA - Jun 18, 2008 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) told Congress today that the US government isn't doing enough to protect the privacy of the information it ... GAO to Congress: Americans' privacy remains insecure BuzzFlash GAO: New privacy law is needed Federal Times Report says government should do more to protect people's personal ... MarketWatch all 11 news articles
   

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