Morpheus: I was a prototype for Echelon IV. My instructions are to amuse visitors with information about themselves. JC Denton: I don't see anything amusing ab

Morpheus: I was a prototype for Echelon IV. My instructions are to amuse visitors with information about themselves. JC Denton: I don't see anything amusing about spying on people. Morpheus: Human beings feel pleasure when they are watched. I have recorded their smiles as I tell them who they are. JC Denton: Some people just don't understand the dangers of indiscriminate surveillance. Morpheus: The need to be observed and understood was once satisfied by God. Now we can implement the same functionality with data-mining algorithms.