Passing thought: These days, if you are active on the internet, you are leaving a footprint, and ...

[G+_George Kozi]

Originally shared by George Kozi

 

Passing thought: These days, if you are active on the internet, you are leaving a footprint, and as we age, this footprint becomes ever more detailed. Meanwhile, somewhere some machine preserves it all. The Internet is like an elephant: big, clumsy thing that never forgets.

 

I wonder if in years to come, there will be enough information preserved about us, enough for some geek to attempt to recreate our personality.

[G+_Damian Mongru]

Not quite the same thing, but your description reminded me of Black Mirror, (specifically s2 ep2). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2290780/?ref_=tt_ep_ep1

In fact, ot's worth watching all of Black Mirror, and anything Charlie Brooker does!

 

I can't remember which show I was listening to, revolving around privacy and big data, where the surprising element is how predictable we are. This manifested itself in how predicable things like shopping patterns actually are.

[G+_Dave Trautman]

Not a passing thought for me, George. A daily concern.

 

The movie industry is struggling with the notion that in some future project the animation department will be able to re-create a long dead actor's likeness, mannerisms, voice, and personality (say John Wayne). Agents today are writing contracts to include royalties on and restricted access to the legacy images and sound from previous performances.

 

Japan has long had TV shows containing a pop star who is only a fabrication. We are now seeing holographic projections at concerts which replay a past performance of a deceased artist. It won't be long now, George.

[G+_George Kozi]

Dave Trautman  wasn't there a Freddie Mercury "appearance" at the opening ceremony for the Olympics in Britain? I remember looking at that and thinking that a stadium full of people are interacting with someone who is long gone.