w14 readings

Each article sheds a light on the bulging data servers. "Man's trash is a treasure to other man" perfectly describes the information that is being stored on the programs and servers with personal data on the individuals. Individuals only can hope that their data is secure by placing trust in the companies. Lately I've noticed the increased reports of hackers accessing the servers that has personal data on the individuals. The worrisome problem is what is the hacker doing with the personal data? Some hackers might claim they are standing up for the underdogs; however this does not mean stealing the identity or bank accounts from the server. It seems to me that it is increasingly difficult to protect my identity online and offline. No-Fly List have garnered lot of attention since 9/11. There is another anecdote of a little boy scout, like eight years old landed on this list. It made his family's journey on flight quite unpleasant. It was interesting to see that head honchos in the situation of Johnnie Lockett Thomas claiming they could not take her off the list. Even in authority position, they still cannot do this. This is the part which I am puzzled about, is there a policy that locks the list down? Why are there no chain of command where person can get their name off with proof? Heavens forbid, they might put me on no-fly list because I used her name in this post. Supposing I typed these words such as Allah. Al Qaeda. Taliban. Al Shabab. Every words are being recorded and flagged as possible danger. There are programs that seek and flag certain words in the database. "Do not trust the government"; no place to hide forgot corporates. Corporates also have the data on the people as well. The people also forgot the government serves as the mirror to their demands. EPIC website serves good timeline as to demonstrate how fast people jumped on and off the bandwagon in the name of safety.  It is quite heartening to see people standing up and say, this is not right, it is invasive. I applaud the librarian who stood her ground, not giving in the tactics employed by Vermont State police.