TOP SECRET Don't go there! by Todd Shelds

This article expresses the concerns about openness and freedom of information vs. privacy and security. It talks about the trade-off of enjoying the benifit of being informed and aware through investgative journalism vs. avalibility of one's personal information.
Information long considered public being cloaked by privacy protection laws is definately a step backwards. I think the advances in technology should do what it is doing; making information more easily avalible. It also should connect more data and create more accountability, for government officials, for corporations, the media, and individiual citizens. The existing laws of misuse of information do need to be applied to avalible information, and enforced; whether the information is gathered by long hours at the library and courthouse or if it is accessed via the internet.