From: Dan Fabulich (daniel.fabulich@yale.edu)
Date: Wed Mar 29 2000 - 12:19:29 MST
'What is your name?' 'Zero Powers.' 'Do you deny having written the
following?':
> How many times can I say it? There will be no need for you to crunch all
> the data. The mere fact that it is being recorded for retrieval later *if
> necessary* will get the job done.
No, it won't. Consider the despotism scenario I drew in my earlier post.
Both you and the despot are under total surveilance. However, he can
analyze the data to detect 'wrongdoing' instantly. You cannot. You can
see that he is a despot, and that he is fully capable of squashing you
like a bug. You may know lots of personal details about this despot. Does
that help you in any way? It has obviously helped the despot.
-Dan
-unless you love someone-
-nothing else makes any sense-
e.e. cummings
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