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The worst part, I believe, is that these systems which are set in place are placed there in good faith of someone. I don't think that there's some huge governme
by zxcdw 13y ago
The worst part, I believe, is that these systems which are set in place are placed there in good faith of someone. I don't think that there's some huge government official conspiracy spanning thousands of people orchestrating this to control the "sheeple".
It's just that to understand implications of privacy violations and mass surveillance is quite complex topic and definitely something you can't explain to a layman in a few minutes and expect them to understand the importance. If the result is not immediately obvious with concrete examples, "nobody" will give a damn.
Those same "nobodies" act in good faith to increase surveillance to fight crime or terrorism. Then of course there are people who don't believe surveillance is effective against terrorism(as some of the leaks indicate) but have ulterior motives to support it, whatever they may be.
- abrichr 13y agoI don't think that there's some huge government official conspiracy spanning thousands of people orchestrating this to control the "sheeple". Have you ever heard of Edward Bernays? It's not a conspiracy; it's in the public domain. If you want to find out more, The Century of the Self [1,2] is a very accessible introduction. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self [2] http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-century-of-the-self/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-century-of-the-self/
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