Now we have a whole separate supplier of data for Able Danger who's verifying that same information.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Uncontrolled access to data, with no audit trail of activity and no oversight would be going too far. This applies to both commercial and government use of data about people.
If you exchange information internationally, you must strengthen data protection. Those are two sides of the same coin.
Companies should be able to share specific threat information with the government without the prospect of lawsuits hanging over their head.
Data is the fabric of the modern world: just like we walk down pavements, so we trace routes through data, and build knowledge and products out of it.
Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.
Vetting and verifying information is one thing. Having our government sending out conflicting messages to the American people when conflict can be avoided is another.
When we share our personal data with business, its use should be transparent and secure.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Don't store unnecessary data, keep an eye on what's happening, and don't take unnecessary risks.
Without a national ID and the ability to create true data that can be be safely and securely sent between individuals, we are going to introduce new systemic risk back into the system.
You don't get to cut that chain of evidence and start over. You're always going to be pursued by your data shadow, which is forming from thousands and thousands of little leaks and tributaries of information.