Open AccessWho Controls the Past Now Controls the Future: Counter-Terrorism, Data Mining and Privacy
Author(s) -
W Renke
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr455
Subject(s) - terrorism , counter terrorism , charter , politics , computer security , internet privacy , business , information privacy , personally identifiable information , political science , law and economics , law , economics , computer science
Recent world events have created international security concerns and a demand for counter-terrorist measures. Information fuels counter-terrorism. "Data mining" has been touted as a means for acquiring needed information. This article describes data mining, explores its social, political and personal risks, then assesses its impact on the Charter-protected right to privacy. The author proposes a framework for the constitutionally appropriate regulation of data mining. Data mining is portrayed as a potentially valuable counter-terrorism tool which must be governed responsibly, if its costs are not to exceed its benefits.