The fight for freedom and privacy
18th October 2012
Civil liberties and privacy in the western world are going down the drain, and it is hard to fight against it. I try to do my best, but time 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 Panopticon, and can not help to think that we are slowly transforming our society to a huge Panopticon on our own.