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Bill Gates Backs Plan to Surveil the Entire Planet from Space
- rajeshmr 8y agoThis is orwellian and dystopian! Who else thinks so?
- lsh 8y ago"Notably, Gates’ contribution to the project isn’t mentioned, but it should be obvious. He’s rich, of course, but he’s also well-connected and brings a lot of global goodwill. The company’s goal is to make money selling its service to government and enterprise clients ..." Until reading the article I hadn't really considered it, but now I think it's inevitable. There are competitors, apparently, already out there in space with the same intention. It goes on to list a number of laudable things that could be done with this technology - watching whale migrations, catching illegal fishers, better weather forecasting - but that all feels like so much hokey PR. I suspect it will most likely be used for war and controlling people.
- noonespecial 8y agoWhy they could make the entire planet into a great big red light camera! Think of all of the crime you're committing right now that some data wonk in a little room will be able to fine you for after this goes online. Just the speeding tickets alone could fix the national debt! We're saved! Hoo-fricken-ray for technology.