Now forgotten, LifeLog was dreamed up by DARPA, an agency inside the Department of Defense. Documents show LifeLog’s goal was to collect data on everywhere a person goes, and everything they see, say and do. Information was going to be aggregated in a timeline — LifeLog would then identify “patterns” to understand your routines and interests.
At the same time, DARPA’s Information Awareness Office was working on a program called “Total Information Awareness.” The ACLU called this “the closest thing to a true Big Brother” because it sought to be a virtual dragnet by collecting credit card purchases, browsing history, fingerprints and even DNA.
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