[LINK] SBS: The Age of Big Data

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

On 7/01/2014 8:46 AM, Frank O'Connor wrote:
> Interesting article by Chris Duckett at:
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/nsa-activity-flips-the-security-equation-7000024796/?s_cid=e551&ttag=e551

IMHO, the best quote from that article is "It wasn't that long ago that 
technology from US companies was implicitly trusted ..."

In today's technology infested societies the biggest issue is now trust. 
The USA has lost it big time and in quick time. Unfortunately for the 
USA, trust takes a long time to earn but it can disappear in an instant.

Many of today's commercial, financial and social systems are built on 
trust, without that trust they will work a lot less easily.

The USA and many of its citizens are used to resolving issues with 
force. Force does not engender trust it creates fear.

We are in for a bumpy, or maybe sluggish, ride as the USA economy fails 
to recover as quickly as hoped.

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Regards
brd

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