Privacy and technology

From the report:

“There is a concept in science and engineering referred to as the signal-to-noise ratio. Without getting too geeky, it is defined as the ratio of signal power to noise power, essentially comparing the level of desired signal to the level of background noise. Informally, it often refers to the ratio of useful information to false, useless, or irrelevant information. Did we say irrelevant and often useless information? Welcome to the world of information security. We have tons of noise that obfuscates the desired signals we need to hear. […] One thing is certain: 2011 continues to be a year of change, challenge, and chaos in information security.”

(Source: security.nl)