The we'll route around it/facts on the ground/eat away at the edges vs. engage and be corrupted thing is something that does not have easy answers. It seems lik

The we'll route around it/facts on the ground/eat away at the edges vs. engage and be corrupted thing is something that does not have easy answers. It seems likely that the circumstances around these issues will continue to shift and are possibly cyclical, with different levels of engagement, tactics, techniques, and have elements of an arms race (in terms of the implementation of the technologies, countermeasures, and counter-counter-measures.) One thing seems certain, however, and that those who believe that they won't be touched by these issues are likely mistaken. We're still in the very early days of this new, highly connected world, and with the rate of technological change that can be frightening for many; the sometimes glacial pace of legislative processes; knee-jerk laws and clamp-down-by-default mindset in certain places; and a wide gulf of knowledge between technologists and many policymakers. It doesn't seem like something any of us will be able to avoid, whether we like it or not. RMS' quote sums it up well: "Geeks like to think that they can ignore politics, you can leave politics alone, but politics won't leave you alone."