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All this from @SteveBellovin! Furthermore, the existence of this “Database of Ruin” — a panopticon that merges every available source of data about every individual — would lead to far more false positives, and far more confidence in those false positives.

Data quality is always a problem. Overconfidence is data is always a problem. A data panopticon multiplies both those problems. The Database of Ruin doesn’t just connect individuals to closely guarded secrets; it will inevitably •create• completely false secrets out of thin air, at scale. https://infosec.exchange/@SteveBellovin/114308854802931253