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We begin therefore where they are determined not to end, with the question whether any form of democratic self-government, anywhere, is consistent with the kind
by Create 12y ago
We begin therefore where they are determined not to end, with the question whether any form of democratic self-government, anywhere, is consistent with the kind of massive, pervasive, surveillance into which the Unites States government has led not only us but the world.
This should not actually be a complicated inquiry.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/27/-sp-privacy-under-attack-nsa-files-revealed-new-threats-democracy http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/27/-sp-privac...
- rivd 12y agoKudos for mentioning this article. It is an excellent essay that more people should read.
- Create 12y agoThank you very much, you made it worth burning all that YC karma. “You can't solve social problems with software.” – Marcus Ranum ps: actually, it is worse: https://www.defcon.org/html/links/dc-archives/dc-18-archive.html#Marlinspike https://www.defcon.org/html/links/dc-archives/dc-18-archive.... http://benjamin.sonntag.fr/Moglen-at-Re-Publica-Freedom-of-thought-requires-free-media http://benjamin.sonntag.fr/Moglen-at-Re-Publica-Freedom-of-t...