Surveillance: NOT a first world problem








7 thoughts on “Surveillance: NOT a first world problem”

  1. @remco: nothing. we have no power.
    the only thing we can do is oppose this system that damages us, and show others how they are damaged by it (so why they should oppose it too).
    all we got to loose are our shackles, and we got a world to win.

  2. No, it is not the first world problem. But what precedes to justify the cause is extremely destructive.

  3. @remco: it’s too late meanwhile. there are not enough people who are fully aware of the situation. you would need the majority of the middle class to change things. unfortunately the most western societies(especially germany as a key player in europe) have overaged populations with the fear of descending in social hierarchies. the last thing they want is any chaos, disorder or even change in any way. this imho is the status quo keeping factor more than NSA surveillance. so politicians will focus in satisfying their needs, as you can see in germany right now after the last elections.
    we have to wait for the next serious global event(like a war or another deep impact event) and be prepared for a new beginning. hopefully there will be enough people left to remind the others what went wrong…

  4. The only thing that is left to us to exercise any kind of “democracy” is the way we consume things. I.e., stop buying more cheap shit than you need; buy used goods if you can; spend you time with friends, not gadgets; do not buy the newest car or smartphone etc.

  5. World’s most brutal and retarded dictatorships rely on surveillance as total as possible to control the population. Surveillance it is one of the key enablers of a totalitary dictatorship that stands accountable to nobody for anything (but everyone stands totally accountable for everything towards the dictatoric authority). To call that a “first world problem” denies all global current and historic reality.

  6. Hi Rop. It’s been a while, you once helped me with a story on electronic voting machines. I’m wondering if you’re willing to talk to the media again …
    I’m looking for help on a story on the NSA. Without going into all the details, what I need is someone to explain to me what’s (probably) technically possible for them to do as far as identifying nationality on the basis of information given by Google/MSFT/Facebook/Twitter in combination with IP addresses; if you’re not the right person maybe you can tell me who he/she is. I can be reached at the email listed above or lbsterling apenstaartje gmail dot com, pls let me know there if you need to communicate via a more private channel.

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