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I am I the only one to not give a damn about this? It isn't really the NSA that gives me the heebie-geebies anyway - it's all the others out there who are tryi
by w_t_payne 13y ago
I am I the only one to not give a damn about this?
It isn't really the NSA that gives me the heebie-geebies anyway - it's all the others out there who are trying to do the exact same thing - with much less (if any) oversight, and every incentive to act maliciously.
Now, it is not exactly like I am a concern-free zone as far as the NSA goes, either, but the nexus of my stress and worry tends to centre around the (presumably sanctioned, presumably legal) economic and industrial espionage aspects of their mission.
In any case, the really scary stuff only starts happening when the IoT really starts hitting it's stride ... so we have a few years yet to get our act together.
- michaelwww 13y ago> I am I the only one to not give a damn about this? Sadly, no. People in my wider circle of friends and family either don't care or don't know what to say. I wish everyone would realize it wasn't that long ago the J. Edgar Hoover was keeping files on every person of interest (like MLK, John Lennon, ..it's a big list) and the capabilities of today's NSA would be his wet dream.
- w_t_payne 13y agoWell, I am just waiting for the day when "fitness trackers" become mandatory (for health insurance reasons, natch...). Anyway, as I have said before ... no need for conspiracies in a world full of opportunists. All you need to have is a group of people who make their living from fear.