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Originally Posted by woj
It's just like we saw in the scifi movies 15 years ago...
kinda reminds of the movie "Demolition Man" (I think?)...
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Think back further: 1984 - the book, not the year. It's as if contemporary political leaders took it as a blueprint, rather than a warning.
What worries me most, however, is not what current governments will do with these data and systems. They may not respect our privacy, but their intentions are (mostly) good - to prevent crime and terrorism.
But what about 50 years from now?
The world population will have grown about 50% by that time and a number of key resources (including oil) are likely to be mostly depleted by then. That's a surefire recipe for a major global crisis on a scale never seen before, and it pretty much ensures that a number of new dictatorships and tyrannies will arise.
What would Stalinism or fascism be like when the government has virtually unlimited technological means of observing its citizens? The world might find out before the end of this century...