Street smart technology

by David Holtzman

flatbush.htmThe New York Times has an article talking about how gangs are using the Internet. Law enforcment professionals now watch known gathering places on the Internet for information on crimes, members and to soak up some of the cultural references. Sometimes the sites are used for recruiting, some to memorialize dead members, some as a community noteboard.

The Internet is a non-discriminatory social experiment. It's come a long way from its roots as a playtoy for atomic energy scientists.

Anyone can use the Internet for any purpose. Future innovations will ooze out of their business shell and be adopted by whomever needs to use it, because they're either useful or not.

Sure gang members use the Internet the way that they use a spray can or a telephone. Now that they know that they're being watched, they'll probably adopt encryption soon, too.

Technology, if useful, will be employed by many people for many purposes, some of which will be unintended, unanticipated and even dangerous to the society that birthed the creation.


Posted on July 10, 2006

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