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What a great article. The sad thing about all of this is that the dinguses on the police state side are not evil monsters, they think this is the only way to p
by hobs 12y ago
What a great article.
The sad thing about all of this is that the dinguses on the police state side are not evil monsters, they think this is the only way to protect us from some undefined attack, and if a few rights are trampled on the way, well you are going to break a few eggs to make an omelet.
It practically encourages bullies in the police force to take their will out on the people, and there is no real mechanism for justice for the citizens affected. The constant excuse "but it will make you safer!" or "think of the children!" is chanted while more and more of your privacy is eroded.
Any terrorist could simply use non-human intelligence to gather information on most structures of import, or if needed, would have a much better plan to deal with the problem of being identified as someone casing the place.
- hahainternet 12y agoWhat a terrible article. It has no point whatsoever. Worse still are the comments, featuring gems such as: > The terrorists of our world must be patting themselves on the back. This sort of “mentality of fear” is precisely what they are working towards and we are playing right into their hand.
- hobs 12y agoDid you want to give a bit more detail? I can simulate dozens of arguments against someone's interpretations of the article, but it doesn't seem you are giving any beyond "it is bad".
- LLWM 12y agoWell, that's the fundamental disagreement, really. Do you have a right to not be seen when out in public? I don't think you do, and continuing to insist on that when technology in general and recording technology in particular are only going to get better over time is a futile effort.
- izacus 12y agoIt's futile only if you do not regulate and control it properly. In socialist times the citizens of my country said the same for secret police which was doing the same - and history has proven that resistance there was neither futile nor ineffective.
- LLWM 12y agoThat's a circular argument. What constitutes "proper" regulation and control is the thing in question here.
- adsr 12y agoI think it's understood that what is done in public is public, however that is not the same as having the same information recorded, analyzed with facial recognition and machine learning technology and stored for the future.