I've added some new items to my Irish Data Privacy Resources section -- some links to stories that show ways in which personal data stored in giant databases can be grossly abused, further background information, and a link to Privacy International/EPIC's annual privacy and human rights report (a BIG pdf) which includes a lengthy section on Ireland.
12:25:22 AM  #   your two cents []

A year to forget. Enron, WorldCom, United; the war between Hollywood and Silicon Valley; a droopy stock market; and more, more, more spam. 2002 was not a whole lot of fun in the world of business and technology. [Salon.com]
12:16:29 AM  #   your two cents []

'Asked by agents if he had anything else to tell them, Cusack responded: "Yes, I've got monkeys in my pants." '

12:13:38 AM  #   your two cents []