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Viruses of the mind

…are both information-processing systems.  Viruses are parasites, entities composed of information rather than flesh and blood, which exploit such systems.  As with conventional parasitism, this process usually inflicts substantial harmful…

GINNI THOMAS v. CLARENCE THOMAS

…of the government’s authority to label information it has as a “state secret” and thus to prevent its disclosure in court. It will do so, though, only in a narrow…

Libertarians and Privacy

…private party’s information is private unless he/she has chosen to share that information with third parties, whether explicitly or implicitly through transactions” or will they laud the collection of said…