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“You can't solve social problems with software.” – Marcus Ranum We begin therefore where they are determined not to end, with the question whether any form of

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“You can't solve social problems with software.” – Marcus Ranum 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...

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>“You can't solve social problems with software.” – Marcus Ranum This is the first time I've seen that quote or that name. I have no idea why I should believe that quote, though. For one, the NSA, CIA, Russian intelligence (what's the preferred name these days anyway?), etc all invest significant time and money into software. Additionally, I feel like the Internet has solved lots of problems for me personally, even if those aren't "social" problems per se.
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  Right now, on one hand, we're spending billions of dollars for this Myth of Homeland Security in the hopes of protecting against terrorists, rogue states, and ideological nutcases. But, on the other hand, corporate America is lining the pockets of executives... http://www.ranum.com/security/homeland_security/editorials/Farewell_Dossier/ http://www.ranum.com/security/homeland_security/editorials/F... http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/lawyers/index.html http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/l... Additionally A Web 2.0 site may allow users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as creators of user-generated content in a virtual community, in contrast to Web sites where people are limited to the passive viewing of content. Examples of Web 2.0 include social networking sites, blogs, wikis, folksonomies, video sharing sites, hosted services, Web applications, and mashups.

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27182818284 12y ago

>“You can't solve social problems with software.” – Marcus Ranum This is the first time I've seen that quote or that name. I have no idea why I should believe that quote, though. For one, the NSA, CIA, Russian intelligence (what's the preferred name these days anyway?), etc all invest significant time and money into software. Additionally, I feel like the Internet has solved lots of problems for me personally, even if those aren't "social" problems per se.

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Right now, on one hand, we're spending billions of dollars for this Myth of Homeland Security in the hopes of protecting against terrorists, rogue states, and ideological nutcases. But, on the other hand, corporate America is lining the pockets of executives... http://www.ranum.com/security/homeland_security/editorials/Farewell_Dossier/ http://www.ranum.com/security/homeland_security/editorials/F... http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/lawyers/index.html http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/l... Additionally A Web 2.0 site may allow users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as creators of user-generated content in a virtual community, in contrast to Web sites where people are limited to the passive viewing of content. Examples of Web 2.0 include social networking sites, blogs, wikis, folksonomies, video sharing sites, hosted services, Web applications, and mashups.