scary

What if the Google organization suddenly turned rouge? What if they have really planned world domination through bits and bytes right from the start? What if our most trusted web sites start violating their privacy policies? What if Facebook was really a front to filter out candidates for a gene filtering program by a racist megalomaniac? With less than 24 hours before my SLR deadline, my energy artificially pumped up by espressos and the Rockman 9 Arrange Soundtrack, I asked these questions as I rewrite the section on establishing court-annexed ODR and the requisite trust it needs to be a successful endeavor. I realized that every time we give information about ourselves, notwithstanding any practical or technological safeguard, we can never be sure. Surely, dealing with others, offline or online, requries a certain degree of trust that the other party would do what he/she promised. But sometimes we really have no other choice. It's a tit-for-tat world.