> I do agree that surveillance states will be the norm, though, at least everywhere that doesn't currently have a democracy functioning well enough to prevent i

> I do agree that surveillance states will be the norm, though, at least everywhere that doesn't currently have a democracy functioning well enough to prevent it. What's ironic is that the very thing that will bring about surveillance states in the western world is democracy. Of course it will be framed as anti-terrorism measures. But surveillance is suveillance.