It's the kind of personal data most people would prefer to keep private: an old speeding ticket or a check written to a presidential candidate. But new websites are making this data available to prying eyes, potential employers, and curious acquiantances. Tech Tuesday explores how information technology is ending the days of "practical obscurity".
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Technology, Privacy and "Practical Obscurity"
Listen Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 at 12:06 p.m. in Science, Tech Tuesday, TechnologyGuests
Brad Stone
Technology Correspondent, New York Times
Jim Harper
Director of Information Policy Studies, Cato Institute; author "Identity Crisis: How Identification is Overused and Misunderstood"
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