[Cialug] I Don't Hate Tikly--a Thoughtful Side-Topic Opinion

[Nicolai]

On Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 02:34:48AM -0500, jim kraai wrote:

> Which led me to ... let's call it Kraai's Maxim:  The reasons for which
> data are collected today will not constrain the uses to which it will be
> put tomorrow.
> 
> Corollary 1:  Those collecting data today are not those who will be using
> it tomorrow.
> 
> Corollary 2:  It is impossible to anticipate today what uses data will be
> put to tomorrow.
> 
> Corollary 3:  It should be assumed that all data will eventually be
> misinterpreted or misused in unpredictable and possibly in unscrupulous
> ways.

All good points.  Bruce Schneier has been writing similar things for a
while now.

Nicolai