I think we need to push for legislation against any form of tracking. Without it laws like the DMCA and CBDTPA get snuck in when no one is looking (as we are increasingly becoming aware of) and there will be no freedoms. Compare the way you can be tracked now with ten years ago. How much more sophisticated have those systems become. In Vegas they have data warehouses so the waitstaff knows you like pickles on your burger, etc. Take today as a baseline and see what it is like in ten more years. Our children will be growing up with a permanent record of every activity they have done in their lives. Does this sound reasonable? When is the Ministry of Peace going to be formed?
Slashdot Mirror
What does the Slashdot community think about having your retinal pattern embedded on a smart card?
One word: Fucking Terrified
Oh, wait, that's two words.
How about: Really Fucking Terrified
I think we need to push for legislation against any form of tracking. Without it laws like the DMCA and CBDTPA get snuck in when no one is looking (as we are increasingly becoming aware of) and there will be no freedoms. Compare the way you can be tracked now with ten years ago. How much more sophisticated have those systems become. In Vegas they have data warehouses so the waitstaff knows you like pickles on your burger, etc. Take today as a baseline and see what it is like in ten more years. Our children will be growing up with a permanent record of every activity they have done in their lives. Does this sound reasonable? When is the Ministry of Peace going to be formed?