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Not that I like the surveillance state anywhere, but I'm a lot less concerned about "advances" like these in societies where democracy is already established th
by sami36 14y ago
Not that I like the surveillance state anywhere, but I'm a lot less concerned about "advances" like these in societies where democracy is already established than countries were authoritarian regimes are still in charge.
EDIT : Why is my comment being down-voted ?? what part of "Not that I like the surveillance state anywhere" don't you understand. It's a FACT, the consequences of Big brother are magnitudes of order more terrifying for societies that still don't have institutions to protect them.
- astangl 14y agoToday's democratic state can be tomorrow's authoritarian regime, and "advances" like these help grease the wheels.
- freshhawk 14y agoI can see your point but these "advances" are immediately sold to authoritarian regimes by those democracies. Most of the time before they are even used in the democratic country.
- arikrak 14y agoI agree. Often the benefits of these kind of things outweigh the risks of abuse. Law-abiding citizens rarely have what to fear from normal "surveillance".
- CamperBob2 14y agoI agree. Often the benefits of these kind of things outweigh the risks of abuse. Law-abiding citizens rarely have what to fear from normal "surveillance". Do you live in the US? If so, you're not almost certainly not a "law-abiding citizen." The only question is, which laws count?
- AutoCorrect 14y agoand which laws will be enforced, or ignored by the reigning excecutive
- sami36 14y agoThat is not what I said. I think these developments are toxic in the long term however well-intentioned they are when they're first introduced. I was pointing out their implications are even worse for countries without a tradition of freedom because they'll allow for an even tighter control of information & around the clock surveillance thus enabling the security apparatuses of those regimes to nip in the bud any revolutionary movement.