Why not, for a change, set a precedent of truly information-age gift-giving?
Advances in computer simulation and modeling have made it possible to include information about the underlying hazards, as well as about the exposure and vulnerability of populations so that warning information can truly inform response.
Nobody but the criminals who originally hacked Sony's emails really believe that truly private information like Social Security numbers or medical information should be published by news organizations.
In other words, a meta-analysis might simply duplicate data without adding truly novel information.
The second category of leaks is the unapproved leak of damaging but not truly sensitive information.
Today, look into the heart of every truly successful information security company and you will find hackers.
Insiders insist that neither report is likely to contain truly damaging information about either the FBI or Justice Department.
It is just that it will be harder than ever to find truly new information or to be heard above the increasingly democratized din.
Does the flood of resulting tips obscure or even reduce, as the boy who cried wolf learned, the truly valuable information?
"Some interesting points in your preamble, but I can't help feeling you're missing the truly important information," writes Matt Dony.
An S.& P. downgrade provides no truly new information about the euro zone's debt struggle, now entering its third year.
