Show f Electronic Invasion Governmental agencies and private companies are using computers on a abroad abroad abroad broad scale to collect store and exchange exchange exchange ex ex- change sensitive information about the activities of private citizens Professor Arthur R R. R Miller a distinguished legal specialist with the University of Michigan Michigan Michi gan Law School has written a new book The Assault an on n. n Privacy in which he examines the implications of this development He shows how this vast amount of data indiscriminately collected car carelessly lessly verified and stupidly stupid ly or malevolently utilized can destroy destroy destroy de de- de- de stroy the concept and right of personal personal personal per per- privacy as we know it it Professor sor SOl Miller believes that as people become become be be- come increasingly aware that their lives are being put on record they may begin to base their decisions and adopt attitudes altitudes with a view to enhancing their recorded image The pursuit of a good punch card image he further believes may develop a climate of suspicion that will carry with it the seeds of a terribly terribly terribly ter ter- repressive society Professor Miller offers solutions through legislation training and greater efforts to sensitize people to the dangers of a computerized assault on privacy His Ilis book will get a sympathetic reading reading read read- ing from people who have run up against the stone wall of trying to correct a computer error in a charge account billing or other minor business transaction transaction transaction trans trans- action an electronic fumble humble that makes you wonder how we ever landed a manon manon man nian on the moon |