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====== Here's a list of the actual reasons why mass surveillance of NSA, GCHQ etc are problematic: | ====== Here's a list of the actual reasons why mass surveillance of NSA, GCHQ etc are problematic: | ||
- | * Noone knows how the world will look like in 20 years time - laws could get changed or even become irrelevant. The main danger here is the creation of a surveillance state. Sadly the majority of people doesn' | + | * No one knows how the world will look like in 20 years time - laws could get changed or even become irrelevant. The main danger here is the creation of a surveillance state. Sadly the majority of people doesn' |
- | * One could use the data for rating people by threat-potential using AI that analyse the data. (Note that machines don't " | + | * One could use the data for rating people by threat-potential using AI that analyse the data. (Note that machines don't " |
- | * One of the most important problems (that is especially emerging from the one above) is the constraint of people' | + | * One of the most important problems (that is especially emerging from the one above) is the constraint of people' |
- | * Also the data could get into the wrong hands - ie one of the ~35000 employees | + | * Also the data could get into the wrong hands - ie one of the ~35000 employees |
- | * Moreover the definition of what is " | + | * Moreover the definition of what is " |
- | * Furthermore economic & diplomatic espionage is already occurring | + | * Furthermore economic & diplomatic espionage is already occurring |
- | * Also the whole infrastructure, | + | * Also the whole infrastructure, |
- | * Especially during crises the abuse of such data could be critical and the defining moment after all (ie one could eliminate economic competitors deliberately during economic crises for competitive advantages on US side or mass-convict people who are likely part of the Occupy Movement etc). There' | + | * Especially during crises the abuse of such data could be critical and the defining moment after all (ie one could eliminate economic competitors deliberately during economic crises for competitive advantages on US side or mass-convict people who are likely part of the Occupy Movement etc). There' |
- | * The main problem however is that they have data (most of their online activities including posts on 4chan for example) on every internet-user | + | * The main problem however is that they have data (most of their online activities including posts on 4chan for example) on every internet-user |
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- | [15] "These Programs Were Never About Terrorism: They’re About Economic Spying, Social Control, and Diplomatic Manipulation. They’re About Power" ~Snowden in letter to the people of brazil: http:// | + |