Recent news has revealed what many already suspected – we have become a de-facto surveillance state. The problem is: we are not at all ready to be a surveillance state.
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Citizen Surveillance
Thoughtful comments on the idea of citizens keeping tabs on their police & government, instead of only the other way around.
Lessons we still haven’t learned from 1984
Looking at George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’ and seeing some uncomfortable parallels to our modern world.
Sousveillance
This is encouraging: Now a countervailing storyline is starting to get some traction in real life: the increasing citizen use of technology to “watch from below.” The practice has been called “sousveillance,” a word that comes the French word “sous” (from below) with the word “viller” (to watch). Instead of Big Brother using a panopticon… Continue reading Sousveillance
The Roots of Government Surveillance
This great article goes into great detail how the current surveillance society came to be, and looks at the historical origins of the entire process – and the debate that continues to this day. It is as enlightening as it is well-written. No one should believe that real-time government surveillance of the communications network is… Continue reading The Roots of Government Surveillance