[donofrip]

We definitely need to be concerned about how governments, and not just the US government, will be able to use the information that social networking sites are aggregating. On one hand, the library of personal data and knowledge of the inter-connections people could be used to help defeat crime, it could also serve to help governments identify their opposition. We have seen some of this happen in the Middle East. It is a very dangerous situation that has grown out of people's willingness to share anything online, especially in forums that do not protect their identities.

I couldn't agree more about the need to shift from a "if we build it, they will come mentality" to one of entrepreneurship in how we help developing countries and populations. I'm actively involved in the founding of an organization that focuses on financial literacy and business education for grade school children in developing countries and struggling US schools. We hope that by teaching children "to fish" rather than handing them food stamps, cash, and other subsidies, we can begin to develop communities that are self-sufficient. A little innovation can go a long way in these communities. I'll try to post a link to our website once we have it up and running... hopefully next week.

[spitfire]

Be worried? This sort of computerized terror has already happened. Facebook would just make this sort of thing much more efficient.

http://www.amazon.com/IBM-Holocaust-Strategic-Alliance-Corpo...