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London is the most surveilled public space on the planet with full access for law enforcement. Somehow crime still happens there. Technology is not a magic bul
by njharman 8y ago
London is the most surveilled public space on the planet with full access for law enforcement. Somehow crime still happens there.
Technology is not a magic bullet. It also is also neutral and does not choose sides. Crime will exist for as long as it is profitable. There's even crime and black markets in highly secure, structured environments like prison. "Arms Race" between law and outlaw will continue.
- perlmutterlabs 8y agoCompletely agree. This is how power works. Note that I said "could" in the original post ... Type 1. Some things "could" be with enough power backing them, Type 2. While others could never be regardless of power backing (eg engineering limits like quantum computing, or even organizational limits like the petro-bolivar?). With the right backing - political, resources, talent - surveillance tech "could" quickly squash dropgangs, so it belongs to Type 1. (Btw, where talent goes is a key determinant.)