On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 19:49:45 +0000
Sean Lynch <se...@literati.org> wrote:
> So what do people think of David Brin's "transparent society"
> approach to this problem?
it's stupid pro-establishment propaganda.
> We can't completely stop ourselves from
> being watched, but we can make use of all this technology ourselves.
> Police have ALPRs and dashcams and bodycams, but by and large they
> have actually resisted expansions of their own surveillance because
> they want the flexibility to be able to make up justifications after
> the fact. Phone cams have for the most part taken that choice away
> from them.
In some fantasy land, yes. In the real world, no.
> The result seems likely to be less police abuse than at
> any point since at least the early 20th century in the US.
>
> Even Snowden's leaks were enabled by very similar technologies to
> what the NSA deploys against us.
>
what? Oh, by the way, we are your 'snowden leaks'?
> Is there any reason to believe that, overall, technology will benefit
> governments more than it does individuals?
Do you have to ask? Or are you trolling?
