This technology, deployed, is without a doubt a political issue. Divorcing what we work on from how it's used is irresponsible. And I'm not saying don't develo

This technology, deployed, is without a doubt a political issue. Divorcing what we work on from how it's used is irresponsible. And I'm not saying don't develop technology, but we have to recognize and consider how it fits into society. We have to discuss. The Stasi recruiting human spies from among the general population was both a logistical question and a political issue. The NSA weakening encryption, or parking on backbones or datacenters, is a technology and a political issue. The political urge to inflict both kinds of spying is just that, a political one. As technology improves, it makes the job of spies and other criminals that much easier, increasing the spy's reach, and changing the character of society. The technology is fascinating, but it's not divorced from society. We're all swimming in the same soup.