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Bad premises "In societies where there is mass surveillance, it’s harder for people to think, learn, and explore. " US, England, France, Germany, Sweden have
by fown9 12y ago
Bad premises
"In societies where there is mass surveillance, it’s harder for people to think, learn, and explore. "
US, England, France, Germany, Sweden have mass surveillance. All leaders in progress, innovations, and exploration.
Cuba, Venezuela, Vietnam, Brazil, Argentina, Greece, Iraq, .....you get the idea. They don't.
"Privacy is important not only for students and academics, but also for journalists, lawyers, activists, doctors, entrepreneurs -- anyone who wants to think and act freely without worrying about who is watching them and why."
In this country, we have freedom of press. Much more important than privacy. Surveillance doesn't prevent you from acting freely. Living in an authoritorian country does. So you can't curse out the president and hold protests.
"Additionally, privacy helps ensure that everyone in our society is treated fairly, no matter their religion, sexuality, race, or other traits."
What? Huh?
- fown9 12y agoDownmodded without a substantial comment; privacy working at its best!
- littletimmy 12y agoI'd like to take issue with your "freedom of press" statement. The press is certainly Not free in the US. We have a propagandist press that serves to deceive (Fox News), serve special interests (CNBC) or generally toes the establishment line (NYT, CNN). More importantly, the US government actively takes steps to stop a free press. Take for example the recent attempts to stop Glenn Greenwald, punish Snowden, etc. The US govt also takes active steps to push the "free" press in particular directions, such as hiring retired commanders to pose as independent analysts to bolster the Iraq war, or by infiltrating online news networks to post via shills. How exactly is the press "free"?