Hi Bruce, I understand that you have some doubts why we want to make pervasive surveillance harder and if pervasive surveillance is bad and draft-farrell-perpass-attack-00.
I encourage you to read the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights [1]. Your country is a signatory to this declaration. You do not need to read the entire declaration. In fact I only ask you to read the Preamble itself. You do not have to read any further than the second sentence of the Preamble which reads: "Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people" North Korea, East Germany and the Stasi are just some examples where pervasive surveillance and the violation of this declaration leads to. I also understand that you are saying 'that you have nothing to hide'. I encourage you to book a holiday in Iran. While there please browse some gay websites. Then see what happens to you when you leave the country and please report back to us your opinion on pervasive surveillance afterwards. I promise a mind-changing experience. I am happy for you that you are living in a bubble where all this does not concern you (I really am). But sadly it concerns others and luckily we do not design the properties of the Internet to fit just your needs. Further on your "I have nothing to hide" argument I kindly ask you to install a video camera on your toilet and send the link of the webcam to this list. Still nothing to hide? Feeling good? There was also the discussion why we lock our house doors. There is some similarity with pervasive surveillance. Maybe you should hand a copy of your key to us. This way we can come around, unannounced and on our terms, without telling you, at any time, just to check up on you to make sure you are alright. It's for your own good! And that's what's happening with pervasive surveillance and there is an overwhelming consensus that this is not for our own good! regards, skyper [1] http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
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