Re: having our dreams of a better world become real for not just us......

From: Doug Jones (random@qnet.com)
Date: Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:12:12 MST


Spike Jones wrote:
> Cameras *are* everywhere, John. They are everywhere now.

Yep, I make faces at 'em when I notice them ;)

> There is a book that I am tempted to agree with, Transparent Society. The
> author (forgot the name) argues that so long as everyone has access to it,

David Brin

> ubiquitous surveillance is really an OK thing, . Or if not, get over it,
> because its here anyway. {8-| spike

There was a short story in Analog (I think) about ten years ago, title
something like "Little Brother is Watching You", where the best antidote
to government surveillance is citizen surveillance- it kinda predicted
webcams.

Nuts, analogsf.com's back issue search engine doesn't show anything like
the story I recall- oh, well, I'll just have to ask in alt.callahans-
*somebody* there will have a copy of it, too.

--
Doug Jones
Rocket Plumber, XCOR Aerospace
http://www.xcor-aerospace.com



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