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> Most interestingly are the justifications for these things. The problem is not so much the _initial_ justification. It's the inevitable "control creep" [1].
by laichzeit0 8y ago
> Most interestingly are the justifications for these things.
The problem is not so much the _initial_ justification. It's the inevitable "control creep" [1]. When something bad happens, they'll just go "hey we have this vast surveillance network in place, why don't we just re-use it for XYZ". That is the fundamental reason why people need to be so vigilant and militant against mass surveillance. Whatever the initial justification was for putting it in place is irrelevant in the long term.
[1] Control creep is where the data generated for one form of governance is appropriated for another
- oliwarner 8y agoI honestly believe the "creep" is baked in, [at least partially] funding the whole thing. I can't see how the DVLA could alone justify plonking £10k in hardware, £30k in installation alongside a little rural road in the middle of Norfolk.
- J-dawg 8y agoYet the roads themselves are increasingly in a state of disrepair. Maybe the money wasted on this stuff could be the thing that finally gets people to care about it.
- oliwarner 8y agoThose aren't pot-holes, they're traffic calming craters. They slow the terrorists down. Wrong kind of ice. Ah crap, I'm running out of excuses.
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