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The revolution could be to get off the internet or to use it only for cat videos, go back to using cash, reconnect with local friends only etc etc
by saimiam 9y ago
The revolution could be to get off the internet or to use it only for cat videos, go back to using cash, reconnect with local friends only etc etc
- satori99 9y agoI don't see any trends in that direction right now. The institutions of both western democracies and most other societies have proven themselves wholly ineffectual at curbing any of the vast overreach by both intelligence agencies and police. So it will just happen again. (Meet the new boss, same as the old... Animal farm etc) without all of them being dismantled too. And revolutions of that scale rarely work out well for anyone in the short term.
- icebraining 9y agoCCTV coverage is already high in London, and increasing everywhere. Recognition software (not just facial) is getting quite good. Cash can mostly be tracked unless you just trade with black/grey market sellers. Adding RFID to notes and mandating readers on cash registers would already be feasible. Home devices (TVs, DVRs, even fridges[1]) increasingly have microphones and other sensors, so it'll be hard to be sure you're not being recorded even when talking to friends in their living room. [1] http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a24616/samsung-family-hub-2-voice-controlled-fridge/ http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a24616/sa...
- saimiam 9y agoLike the story of the 40 thieves, maybe the answer is to hide in plain sight. Throw so much data at them that they can't meaningfully process all of it. Fuck! This subthread is making me angry/ier.
- nobodyorother 9y agohttps://duckduckgo.com/?q=ICCNCIDC https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ICCNCIDC