Well, if nanotech devices were used to violate privacy, it would at least be easier to get people to oppose it. If you can walk up to a layman and say "There is a small machine inside your body that is broadcasting your location, emotional state, and libido to your local police" then that layman will probably be pretty upset.
Trying to get non-nerds to get worked up over, say, Echelon, is very difficult because what it going on is so complicated.
That, and people hate the idea of having little things implanted into them.
If the set of "required" switches were suitably chosen, applications could keep all their old switches and just add new ones. No need to change what the old ones mean.
Since the original switches are unchanged, there is no need to any scripts or makefiles that use them.
No ones toes should be stepped on if the standard switches are along the lines of "---STDVersion", "---STDHelp", and the like. If a switch is not applicable, return an error.
This would make compliant software a bit more friendly to unfamiliar users. I, for one, wasted a bit of time figuring out how to request version info last time I tried a kernel upgrade.
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Well, if nanotech devices were used to violate privacy, it would at least be easier to get people to oppose it. If you can walk up to a layman and say "There is a small machine inside your body that is broadcasting your location, emotional state, and libido to your local police" then that layman will probably be pretty upset.
Trying to get non-nerds to get worked up over, say, Echelon, is very difficult because what it going on is so complicated.
That, and people hate the idea of having little things implanted into them.
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If the set of "required" switches were suitably chosen, applications could keep all their old switches and just add new ones. No need to change what the old ones mean.
Since the original switches are unchanged, there is no need to any scripts or makefiles that use them.
No ones toes should be stepped on if the standard switches are along the lines of "---STDVersion", "---STDHelp", and the like. If a switch is not applicable, return an error.
This would make compliant software a bit more friendly to unfamiliar users. I, for one, wasted a bit of time figuring out how to request version info last time I tried a kernel upgrade.
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Before we all gather the pitchforks for a Big Movement, it might be helpful to be pointed toward info on relevant laws in Norway.
We American's have constitutional restrictions on "Search & Seizure" and requirements for due process and such, what about Norway?
All I know about Norway is some crap about Vikings, and I'm pretty sure I'm wrong.
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