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I like Snowden's final conclusion: > if the internet and technology does become a danger to us in the future, it's our own fault because we decided not to part
by vog 11y ago
I like Snowden's final conclusion:
> if the internet and technology does become a danger to us in the future, it's our own fault because we decided not to participate and we let other groups and other influences to decide for us rather than being part of it [...]
Before that, he argues that more people should involve themselves more in the IETF and similar groups:
> [...] However, when you look at the IETF, they literally don't make a decision unless it's based on consensus. There are no requirements. There are no academic standards or qualifications that anybody has to meet before they can be involved in a working group. Literally, anyone can join, anyone can participate in the process, anyone can make themselves heard, anyone can influence the standards that we develop, put forth, and decide. [...] It's a more inclusive community than it ever has been before [...]
- at-fates-hands 11y ago>>> if the internet and technology does become a danger. Not sure what his context for this is, but one could easily argue we're already here.
- vog 11y agoThe context is the last question, asked by journalist Monika Ermert: > So hi-tech is likely always going to be a domain where a few experts will have the knowledge to understand and control the system. Could it be that the use of hi-tech fundamentally undermines democratic society or kind of – how can we do something to educate users or...