Many people find it hard to believe that there is information that is NOT found on the internet. Although there may be few, there are things that are accessible to few, but not to many. For example, in the chapter, “Should Data from Demographic Surveillance Systems Be Made More Widely Available to Researchers?” this discussion broadens into who demographic surveillance should be available to. I personally, don’t think it’s fair to record demographics on the internet, monitoring births, deaths, cause of deaths, and migration in population over time and not make them available to who ever would like to view it. I feel that if someone is represented as a number within a certain demographic then they should have the right to view it.
Along with the idea that the Internet stores and is able to retrieve mostly any information needed, we also need to remember that internet documentation such as the demographics mentioned above, “…may help predict trends and future development” (Introduction.) The ability to access DSS data is important because it is, “optimal to meet the ever increasing need for health information for planning, monitoring, and evaluation for public health research” (Ubiquitous Surveillance). I don’t think it’s fair that only a specific private group is able to access this data because there are many external researches that have the ability to contribute many more ideas of accessing, processing, and storing this type of data.
Specifically in this century, we need to be aware that along with the growing population recorded in this DSS data, the ability and amount of technology use is increasing drastically. We need to be smart about the way we use and access certain data, and make it available to whomever many need it.

Parry, Ubiquitous Surveillance https://ecampus.wvu.edu/webct/urw/tp0.lc5116001/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct