Today we discussed an article on Gordon Bell. He is a Microsoft employee that has taken it upon himself to archive as much of his life in digital format as possible. This includes scanning documents, saving e-mails, and taking pictures. A few issues were raised in class. One of the more prominent ones was the question of why some one would do this; is there any value of the information collected? It's not just about the importance of the information collected, it is how this information is sorted and used. This helps develop the technology to integrate computers into everyday life and have them recognize the same trends our brains can.
Another issue that was mentioned was security and whether or not it is an invasion of privacy. There are a lot of people who would not want their privacy intruded but there are some people who can benefit from it. People who suffer from Alzheimer's, amnesia, and other memory impairments can definitely benefit from this technology.
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