>A good example is a authoritarian could take power and decide to reducate any one posting comments not espousing the ideals of the ruler in power. This alread

>A good example is a authoritarian could take power and decide to reducate any one posting comments not espousing the ideals of the ruler in power. This already happens on a horrendous scale in China. Since we're buying pretty much everything from there, will it be long before they gladly sell us mass surveillance infrastructure? >The data from the past couple years would build you a nice list for your next sessionnof your reeducation camp fun. Imagine a sinister big data implementation of the ironic punishments in Dante. It's possible should the political will arise. There's already enough contempt for privacy in Western governments, it's not too hard to think of what's on the horizon.