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From: ward@hao.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: social security numbers
Message-ID: <956@hao.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 4-May-84 11:47:29 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  4 11:47:29 1984
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> Do you all think
> that there is a "Big Sister" somewhere who writes all the software
> in the country and types everyone's names into databases?
> No, people.  It is YOU who are the software developers.
> You are the ones who get asked to write a program combining
> databases.  If you think it is unethical, complain about it,
> and quit if necessary.  If you write a database access system,
> put controls on it.  

This is like saying: it's YOU who build bombs - if you don't want bombs
built, just don't build them, or make them so they won't hurt anyone.

Well, whether I want them built or not, and whether I want intrusive databases
built or not, they are going to get built.  ANd there's nothing I (or you)
can do about it.

Lets face it: the few laws that are enacted to protect us are ignored.
The folks running the many levels of government know who they are working
for.  And it ain't me.

-- 
Michael Ward, NCAR/SCD
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