How a Cashless Society Could Embolden Big Brother
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/04/cashless-society/477411/
But wherever information gathers and flows, two predators follow
closely behind it: censorship and surveillance. The case of
digital money is no exception. Where money becomes a series of
signals, it can be censored; where money becomes information, it
will inform on you.
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This is but one example of such technology "bottlenecks" that could put a
big smile on Big Brother's face. Concentration of communications
resources are another. Yet another will almost certainly be autonomous
vehicles, which I'm convinced governments will use both to collect vast
quantities of data, and that governments will ultimately demand the
ability to remotely control in an array of contexts.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently
doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone.
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