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The law will not crack down on this. The politicians stand to gain too much. See The Dictator's Handbook (which is as relevant to democrats as autocrats).
by killjoywashere 9y ago
The law will not crack down on this. The politicians stand to gain too much. See The Dictator's Handbook (which is as relevant to democrats as autocrats).
- anigbrowl 9y agoI've just finished that and second the recommendation - while the ideas have been around for a while, the presentation of them in that book is outstanding.
- jaskerr 9y agoWhich "Dictator's Handbook"? There are two on Amazon. [1] The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Behavior-Almost-Politics/dp/1610391845 https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Behavior-Almost-Po... [2] The Dictator's Handbook: A Practical Manual for the Aspiring Tyrant https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Practical-Manual-Aspiring/dp/0615652425 https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Practical-Manual-A...
- Bakary 9y agoThey're referring to the one by Mesquita because it was popularized by a recent CGP grey video
- killjoywashere 9y agoI was referring to the one by Mesquita, but because my brother, an attorney, recommended it, not because of a GCP grey video. Perhaps you meant "I think it's because..."?
- zafiro17 9y agoI'm the author of the second book. Happy to offer Hacker News readers the epub/mobi/pdf at no charge. zafiro17@gmail.com
- killjoywashere 9y agoI was referring to the first one, but your offer is quite generous.
- vidoc 9y agoRecent BBC Panorama on the matter was pretty good: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08qgbc3 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08qgbc3 That said, I'm personally certain the laws will evolve rapidly in a favorable manner. Privacy issues resulting from Facebook/Google and co are becoming increasingly unacceptable for the society.
- y_u_no_rust 9y agoLOL well not in the united states at least
- 659087 9y agoThe thought that Mark Zuckerberg might one day run for president, and actually have a chance, is absolutely terrifying to me. If this happens, kiss the concept of personal privacy goodbye forever.