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No shooting at protest? Police may block mobile devices via Apple
No shooting at protest? Police may block mobile devices via Apple
Apple has patented a piece of technology which would allow government and police to block transmission of information, including video and photographs, from any public gathering or venue they deem “sensitive”, and “protected from externalities.”
·rt.com·
No shooting at protest? Police may block mobile devices via Apple
The Eternal Value of Privacy
The Eternal Value of Privacy
Finnish translation French translation [#1] French translation [#2] German translation Italian translation Japanese translation Polish translation Portuguese translation Spanish translation The most common retort against privacy advocates—by those in favor of ID checks, cameras, databases, data mining and other wholesale surveillance measures—is this line: “If you aren’t doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?” Some clever answers: “If I’m not doing anything wrong, then you have no cause to watch me.” “Because the government gets to define what’s wrong, and they keep changing the definition.” “Because you might do something wrong with my information.” My problem with quips like these—as right as they are—is that they accept the premise that privacy is about hiding a wrong. It’s not. Privacy is an inherent human right, and a requirement for maintaining the human condition with dignity and respect...
·schneier.com·
The Eternal Value of Privacy