[I am back from 10 days abroad. Saw family near London and Dublin and explored the glorious and remote northwestern shore of Ireland near Clifden. I thank Adam for moderating politech in my absence. --Declan] http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/21417.html Big Brother, Big Fun at Amazon by Declan McCullagh 3:00 a.m. 25.Aug.99.PDT A new Amazon.com service designed to create shopping communities worries some customers who are concerned about potential corporate espionage and threats to individual privacy. The feature lets anyone view books, movies, and CDs ordered by amazon.com customers at corporations, nonprofit groups, and government agencies. Some examples include evidence that Intel engineers are busily buying up books on Linux device drivers, that Netscape programmers are building certain protocols into future products, and that US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist's book on the history of impeachment is still a popular read among Congressional aides. [...remainder snipped...] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology To subscribe: send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this text: subscribe politech More information is at http://www.well.com/~declan/politech/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------
