| Abstract: | We stand at the brink of remarkable developments in the thriving new technology of informatics both in the public and private sectors. Some of the developments are regulated by current law, but many of them are outside. Moreover, there are features of the new information technology which endanger the value of individual privacy, and many of these aspects are now well known. Nonetheless, we face a future likely to be increasingly pervaded by the technology of informatics. During the past decade or so, all of the advanced English-speaking democracies have made important legislative responses to the advance of informatics. Considering these responses, the future of information technology, and the consequential dangers, the author offers ten information commandments in the hope that those who have the knowledge and can see the problems will act responsibly and courageously in meeting the challenges ahead. |
