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> Better to design new social mechanisms to protect against misuse of the data, than try and prevent its collection. The only way to achieve this, is to elimin
by f_salmon 13y ago
> Better to design new social mechanisms to protect against misuse of the data, than try and prevent its collection.
The only way to achieve this, is to eliminate EVERY kind of asymmetry in society (which we should have achieved a long time ago, since we all always pretend that every life has the exact same value). If you keep any kind of asymmetry within society and accept mass surveillance, democracy is dead because mass surveillance will of course be abused to increase and further protect power monopolies.
This means, every kind of power would have to be distributed equally over every citizen. And that also means that everybody would have to receive the same amount of money per hour of work (all education being paid for by everybody, meaning entirely financed via taxes).
While that would be the perfect model and the most sane one, I doubt we are culturally mature enough to get there fast enough.
- twoodfin 13y agowhich we should have achieved a long time ago, since we all always pretend that every life has the exact same value I don't think we've ever pretended this. We've "pretended" that all men are created equal, but what anyone does from there has a great impact on how society will value them. And why not? Two guys created equal: One spends his life on his parents' couch, the other becomes Bill Gates or Michael Jordan. Which one should we value more?
- TelmoMenezes 13y agoThat depends. If the couch potato is my neighbour and takes care of my cat when I'm away, I will probably value him more.
- sroerick 13y agoYes, this point cannot be made enough. Technology will probably eliminate privacy. But the same organizations who belabor this point also claim they need total secrecy to operate. The sword cuts both ways. And it should cut their way first.