Data Mining
The new feature is that computers can correlate this data and identify patterns, which would have been infeasible in the past
On-line availability allows one to correlate information from multiple sources
Data mining -- processing data to draw inferences
There are benefits and liabilities
+ Identify credit card fraud
Target advertising to your interests
- Identify owners of specific vehicles for purpose of theft
The potential (benefits and harm) of data mining increase when multiple sources are combined