There is also the recent case where "butt dialing" using Siri actually saved a guys life: http://www.usatoday.com/story/...

Another huge problem with all this data gathering is that the amount of data is impossible to process by humans, so the agencies will have to rely on algorithms to find the "bad guys". Who can defend themself against accusations or persecution that falls out of such algorithms? It quickly becomes a case of everybody have to prove their own innocense (which of course is impossible). Add injection of false data and corruption of databases, and we are all doomed.

Found the original Gilbert testimony - a very interesting 5 page read: http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20100223/Gilbert.Testimony.pdf

Did you try to click on some of the words?! It seems to me that every name and headline in the map links to an article or documentation about the subject! I think it is a vey useful and good overview of the kernel.

I just discovered New Earth Time (which is UTC times 15 to get to a 360 degrees clock). http://www.newearthtime.net/ By far the best suggestion I have ever seen.