Lest there be any misapprehension that increased internet surveillance is a predominantly US artifact, take a glance at where the UK appears to be heading:
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/04/01/1411238/british-government-to-grant-warrantless-trawl-of-communications-data --Doug On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Douglas Roberts <[email protected]>wrote: > Very little wisdom is required to realize that any online communication is > subject to government scrutiny these days. You just have to keep abreast > of the news. > > If this particular topic interests you, I'd suggest that you add > http://slashdot.org/ to your reading list. Privacy issues are discussed > nearly every day there, sometimes, even, by experts. > > --Doug > > > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Nicholas Thompson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you doug, for your wisdom AND for your mercy. Nick **** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Douglas Roberts >> *Sent:* Monday, April 02, 2012 10:02 AM >> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group >> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] online privacy (again)**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Some forms of ignorance and/or stupidity are worthy, nay,* richly >> deserving* of contempt. And disparagement. We have, IMO, a societal >> obligation to push back against stupidity, and arrogance, and studied >> ignorance.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> But not on this topic. Times are a changin'. Personal privacy no longer >> exists if you use internet technologies to communicate, or browse for >> information, or to share pictures of your kitties. Or look up bomb >> recipes. If you're going to do something online that could come back to >> bite you, you'd better become a top-notch expert on anonymizing >> technologies and methodology and practices. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Get used to it, it is the way it is.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> --Doug**** >> >> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Nicholas Thompson < >> [email protected]> wrote:**** >> >> Hi, everybody, **** >> >> **** >> >> Did you see this odd, avuncular op-ed from the Federal Trade Commission? >> **** >> >> **** >> >> I don’t know whether it reassured me more than it scared the living >> bejeesus out of me. “Big-Brother’s Big Brother is looking out for you.” >> **** >> >> **** >> >> I take it back about contempt: If one of you would like to write me an >> email, right now, which begins, “Nick, you miserable, feckless, idiot: go >> immediately to your browser properties, google profile, registry, WHATEVER, >> and do the following N things. And tell everybody in your family to do the >> same.” , I would give you a totally free pass on the contempt thing. And >> be grateful for it. **** >> >> **** >> >> Nick **** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> Nicholas S. Thompson**** >> >> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology**** >> >> Clark University**** >> >> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/**** >> >> http://www.cusf.org**** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> -- >> Doug Roberts >> [email protected] >> [email protected]**** >> >> http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins**** >> >> >> 505-455-7333 - Office >> 505-670-8195 - Cell**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >> > > > > -- > Doug Roberts > [email protected] > [email protected] > http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins > <http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> > 505-455-7333 - Office > 505-670-8195 - Cell > > -- Doug Roberts [email protected] [email protected] http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins <http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell
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