Because Al Gore stands an even chance of becoming our next president, I thought it would be a good idea to nail down his position on a sleeper issue in this campaign: the abuse of computer technology to invade personal privacy.
So what are the implications, and opportunities, and possible abuses, of computer vision which is as semantically powerful as ours, able — if sufficiently well trained, and not overfitted — to recognize objects, threats, possibilities, human age and expression and social class?
Yet none of them stopped Jérôme Kerviel, the trader accused of taking enormous unauthorised bets, from building an unhedged €50 billion exposure to European futures markets (Mr Kerviel reportedly alleges that his supervisors were aware of his activities).On January 28th Mr Kerviel was placed under formal investigation for abuse of trust, breaching computer security and falsifying documents.
We had a smaller staff, and drugs was just one important issue among gun control, organized crime, money laundering, pornography, sexual abuse of children, terrorism, computer crime, and various white collar crimes, and various law enforcement strategies such as use of the military, asset forfeiture and extradition.
There was also an increase in sexual material offences, linked to the online distribution of abuse images via computers or mobile technology.
Today, the evolution of computer abuse — and therefore of computer security — is driven by commerce.
The report noted that the university had based on its reputation as an institution known "for promoting open access to online information, and for dealing wisely with the risks of computer abuse".
But the university "missed an opportunity to demonstrate the leadership that we pride ourselves on," based on its reputation as an institution known "for promoting open access to online information, and for dealing wisely with the risks of computer abuse".
That's essentially the charge Mr. Nosal faces under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or C.F.A.A., an anti-hacking law that prohibits unauthorized use of computers.
Daniel Richard, another Kerviel defence lawyer, asked: "Without Bouton, would there have been a Kerviel?" Jerome Kerviel is charged with abuse of trust and falsifying documents and computer records.
