On 09/05/14 02:31, Anthony Papillion wrote: > On 05/08/2014 08:23 PM, Doug Schuler wrote: > >> Realistically we need to develop an entire suite of publicly owned >> tools. Could the development and implementation be massively >> distributed? > >> Or is it over? We lost all the other media.... > >> "In just a few short years, starting in 1998, this company has >> grown to employ almost 50,000 people worldwide, generated sixty >> billion dollars in revenue last year, and has a current market >> capitalization of more than 350 billion dollars. Google is not only >> the biggest search engine in the world, but along with Youtube (the >> second biggest search engine in the world) it also has the largest >> video platform, with Chrome the biggest browser, with Gmail the >> most widely used e-mail provider, and with Android the biggest >> operating system for mobile devices." From: An open letter to >> Eric Schmidt: Why we fear Google > > > I fear we've already lost. I used to think that it would just take > some sort of major scandal to wake people up to the fact that > relinquishing their privacy wasn't such a good idea. Then, I thought, > they'd stand up in outrage and take their privacy back with > pitchforks. Then Snowden showed up and nothing really happened. Most > people didn't actually change the things they do because, well, it's > not convenient. > > I see a future where the world, not just the digital world, is divided > into two camps: those who are technically literate and willing to take > the sometimes inconvenient steps to protect their privacy and those > who aren't. The first group will be in the minority but will enjoy > privacy and anonymity while the second group will be pretty much at > the mercy of whoever can figure out how to access their data. >
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