On Friday, we'll have our class discussion on the following topics. If you've missed class, see the previous blog post on what you'll need to do to catch up.

Group 1: Wireless communications and government surveillance

Group 2: Data collection companies like Acxiom, Choicepoint, and any other similar companies. Look at their websites; the services they offer. Try to find research about information sharing between these companies and the government.

Group 3: We've talked about the negative consequences of data mining. Try to find arguments in defense of data mining - commercial data mining, government data mining, and/or the interaction between the two.