Probably the term communication needs to be defined here. I guess in the influx of TV and other media could be defined as communication but it is very much one-way.
TV-news are being fed us in a way that can compared to drinking water from a waterfall - no way you can consume it all much less give anything back. So I guess the way to make a more peaceful world is by interchange of ideas between people - not bombs nor bullets. And exactly this interchange of ideas is made possible by the internet.
Just my 2c.
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While the argument to better locate people in an emergency sounds like the proper thing too I cannot help but wonder whether the size of the problem is not overstated in order to make a feature like this swallow-able to the public or more likely to the politicians.
For some people "Big Brother" is a dream - not a nightmare. Those people are more than willing to give up the basic right of privacy of other people.
The police for sure don't know how to limit themselves in obtaining their objectives. Personally I respect the police for what they do - but someone else is needed to limit their power.
Recently in Denmark it was suggested that the phone companies kept record of the positions of all mobile phones so that you in case of crimes would be able to locate who had been in the area.
A politician in another case actually suggested to keep a record of the fingerprints of every citicen. Of course, if you are innocent and have nothing to hide there should be no reason to object to any of these....
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TV-news are being fed us in a way that can compared to drinking water from a waterfall - no way you can consume it all much less give anything back. So I guess the way to make a more peaceful world is by interchange of ideas between people - not bombs nor bullets. And exactly this interchange of ideas is made possible by the internet.
Just my 2c.
While the argument to better locate people in an emergency sounds like the proper thing too I cannot help but wonder whether the size of the problem is not overstated in order to make a feature like this swallow-able to the public or more likely to the politicians.
For some people "Big Brother" is a dream - not a nightmare. Those people are more than willing to give up the basic right of privacy of other people.
The police for sure don't know how to limit themselves in obtaining their objectives. Personally I respect the police for what they do - but someone else is needed to limit their power.
Recently in Denmark it was suggested that the phone companies kept record of the positions of all mobile phones so that you in case of crimes would be able to locate who had been in the area.
A politician in another case actually suggested to keep a record of the fingerprints of every citicen. Of course, if you are innocent and have nothing to hide there should be no reason to object to any of these....