Total Information Awareness

New Republic by James Grimmelmann | Dec. 11, 2008 (News Analysis)

Barack Obama deployed a campaign database that made the GOP's data-gathering efforts look like the work of amateurs. Full Story »

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Subjects: Media, Politics, U.S., Business, Sci/Tech
Topics: Obama Administration, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Technology, Presidential Election 2008, Domestic Spying, Civil Liberties
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Dec 11, 2008 - 1:13 AM PST
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Dec 11, 2008 - 4:26 PM PST
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 by Derek Hawkins - Dec. 11, 2008

Superb piece. In a smart, sober and skeptical manner, the author explains the potential dangers and realities of the Obama Administration holding such a wealth of personal data from its supporters. This is loaded with examples and well reasoned insights. A highly recommended post-election analysis on an important but elusive topic.

What an intelligent story. This erodes any alarmism over Obama abusing his campaign database -- if nothing else, the author argues, it would be ... More »

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