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Total information awareness is the first truly strategic capability since the development of nuclear weapons 70 years ago. Now it's an arms race. I'm appalled b
by crmd 12y ago
Total information awareness is the first truly strategic capability since the development of nuclear weapons 70 years ago. Now it's an arms race. I'm appalled by mass surveillance, and with my limited knowledge of game theory, at this point I don't see any way we can put the shit back in the horse.
- stcredzero 12y agoTotal information awareness is the first truly strategic capability since the development of nuclear weapons 70 years ago. Where the analogy falls down: It's probably 10X more effective to spy on your own people than to spy on a foreign power. This will result in a magnetic draw towards spying domestically and corruption. Perhaps a better analogy is the greater effectiveness of WWII bombing against civilian populations over industry and military installations, with the result that bombing ended up being aimed primarily against civilian living areas.
- dm2 12y ago(Devil's advocate) The opposite is also true and might warrant such extreme actions. The internet is the most powerful weapon ever conceived in a terrorist's arsenal. It allows for instant and private communications with every person on the planet and unlimited knowledge can be shared, there is also the ability to actually gain direct access to some of the governments systems and they could impersonate, spy, leak, or even cause physical damage to the nation.