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Total recall: Data diaries explain who you really are

By Alun Anderson

22 December 2010

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An always-on stream of data about ourselves will revolutionise our personal narratives

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New year, new diary – but how much do you really want to record about yourself? Add lifelogging hardware for endless possibilities, says Alun Anderson

JUDGING by the displays in department stores at the end of each year, the tradition of starting a new year with a new diary is still going strong, whether your diary is covered in luxurious leather, moleskin or card.

Curiously, though, the amount of space a diary allows for recording each day remains the same now as it was in the…

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