All Things Tech

There are amazing ideas being developed all the time. And you're right: you don't know what will become the next big thing! And knowing there'll be even more amazing technology is very exciting.

I am really against it but am not surprised that it has come. This surveillance in technology has been an issue for years and not gone away. I remember reading about the NSA being against secure file encription as they argued that they could not easily crack it if needed. I do get a bit paranoid about things sometimes. Recently I have been wondering if, because companies can put cookies on your computer and read them, can they actually read the cookies put on by other companies too hence form a picture of your life.

With respect to (for instance) pornographic material. A  point that can be realised about any flow of information is that, beside the actual information, there is that trademark flow. What I am getting at is what was known as 'operational intelligence' in WWII. Besides actually being able to read signals traffic it useful to be able to collate the number and type of signals themselves. For example a  group of soldiers in a different place would show themselves just by the signals they produced.

Ok so I have deviating here but what I am getting at is that paedophiles (for example) will show themselves just by their actions online so companies like Apple, or more likely internet service providers, could just as readily report suspicious activity to the authorities who would then be better placed to investigate legitamately. It would then avoid the issue of invasion of privacy, or at least refer it out of private hands. Don't forget that if things are driven undercover then naughty files will just tend to be heavily encripted so Apple will not be able to read them so all they will be able to see are everyone's holiday snaps anyway. The real players in the field will find a way so it will mainly be the small time pervert who will get caught. Maybe a plus but balaced against the minus to the overall population?

I do feel though that under the guise of security both Apple and Microsoft are getting more and more 'big brother'.