Next up... David Cameron bans whispering. It seems like this kind of reality-denial is acknowledgement of the kinds of challenges posed by advancing technology

Next up... David Cameron bans whispering. It seems like this kind of reality-denial is acknowledgement of the kinds of challenges posed by advancing technology to the classical methods of control. The obvious solution here is not to address the communication methods, but rather addressing the motivations for crimes that can no longer be addressed by wiretapping, moving to a more preventative strategy. There seems to be a general unwillingness to acknowledge that technology empowers people who previously had very little power, and therefore policies which disproportionately benefit those in control are going to start to elicit stronger reactions from those offended by them. There are really only two options here... an escalation of invasion into privacy, moving absolute control and monitoring into law enforcement, or broader distribution of power so that central control is less necessary. Of course, the kinds of terrorism that prompt these changes in control strategy are relatively rare and blown out of proportion as far as their danger to the average person, but the empowerment of previously disempowered people through technology is a real trend that requires a response.