Civil liberties and privacy in the western world is going down the +drain, and it is hard to fight against it. I try to do my best, but +lime is limited. I hope you do your best too. A few years ago I came +across a marvellous drawing by +Clay Bennett +visualising some of what is going on. + +
+ ++«They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary +safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.» - Benjamin Franklin ++ +
Do you feel safe at the airport? I do not. Do you feel safe when +you see a surveillance camera? I do not. Do you feel safe when you +leave electronic traces of your behaviour and opinions? I do not. I +just remember the +Panopticom, and can not help help to think that we are slowly +transforming our society to a huge Panopticom on our own.
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