Data Rape

By Matt Wardman • September 14, 2008

… is a term I am thinking of coining to mean the State or other bodies taking compulsorily more information about our private lives than they have a right to expect in any sane society.

Good current examples are extreme CCTV surveillance and the creation of a database of allegations that will be kept for the rest of your life using a “guilty until proven innocent” paradigm.

What do you think?

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Tags: cctv, data rape, surveillance

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Matt is an internet consultant, commentator, freelance writer and Project Manager based in the UK. He is available for hire. Matt edits the Wardman Wire, and writes at Poligeeks, Total Politics, and occasionally in several other places.

2 Responses to “Data Rape”

wonkotsane
Sun, September 14, 2008 at 12:12 pm | Permalink

I like it. Good for a googlebomb too.
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Sun, September 14, 2008 at 1:38 pm | Permalink

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