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Why Democracy Needs Privacy
- 32gbsd 3y agoI thought the whole point was to influence people
- than3 3y agoIf you have to explain, you've already lost the battle.
- veqq 3y agoWhere's the optimal boundary between transparency and privacy? To coordinate against threats or e.g. the formation of 19th century style political machines etc. privacy is essential, but we also want transparency. At first glance, larger actors must be transparent and smaller ones should have privacy but where do you draw the line? Is there perchance a liminal space of people with or without both somehow?
- noman-land 3y agoPeople with no power get to have privacy. People with power are forced to have transparency. The more power you have, the more transparent you have to be. It's not a line, it's a gradient.
- veqq 3y agoSounds good. How do we define or measure power?
- noman-land 3y agoControl over money is a pretty good start I think. As well as civil and political roles all the way up the power ladder.
- outofpaper 3y agoGood beginning but what's control over money? Where do you want to draw your line in the sand?