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I don't think that people will be leaving their houses much in 50 years, assuming we still have "people" and "houses". The singularity is on the horizon and we are running full-spe…

Please... These people know exactly what they are doing. The internet is a lot of things, and one of those things is a tool for mass surveillance. It's always, always been about po…

What if the terrorists were intelligence agencies? How would we stop them?

The threat of terror gives power to the State. Power seeks more power. The State does not erode freedoms in support of safety. The State erodes freedoms to achieve more power. Terr…

Not to worry. All the fluoride they're intentionally doping the water supply with just fluoridates your insides to give you a forever body. Just kidding. It goes from the stomach i…

> What if my kids who are under 18 are with me? How does that work? Exactly the same? They'll gleefully monetize all personal data they accrue, which is standard practice for any d…

'Later that month, Ann Cavoukian, the former privacy commissioner of Ontario, also resigned. “I imagined us creating a Smart City of Privacy, as opposed to a Smart City of Surveill…

I think for most people there is a strong disincentive from acknowledging certain realities. Superficiality is practically a social expectation in the age of twitter. Human discour…

Are you suggesting that government is fighting to protect people's privacy in a world where cameras and sensors are being erected on every streetlight, commercial building, and roa…