From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sun Aug 03 2003 - 10:46:47 MDT
On Saturday 02 August 2003 00:20, Lee Corbin wrote:
> Alex wrote
>
> > I'm all for transparency in theory, but just how transparent
> > should we make things? Is there anyone on the list that
> > would willingly display every facet of their life to the
> > rest of the world ?
>
> I would happily, *happily* do so if everyone else would,
> or, in other words, I would contribute towards the development
> of technology that would enable any of us to spy all the time
> on any of us.
>
As long as people, indiividually or in political groups, have the desire and
power to control and force others to their idea of "what is right", full
transparency will be equivalent to full oversight and control. Also, "full"
is not so full as long as there is no real way to force the powers that be
into such transparency. All government groups to date do not agree that
their operations and proceedings should be transparent. Again, full
oversight and control of the citizens by the government becomes the price of
transparancey. Again, No, Thank You.
> > Would you really like your Mother, Boss or neighbours
> > to be able to watch while you improve your prostate
> > health (as described in a recent post) ?
>
> I have overcome, at great cost and difficulty, the
> notion that I am or would be especially interesting
> for people to observe.
>
Such trivial irrelevancies in the face of potentially creating a complete Big
Brother situation are utterly amazing to me.
- samantha
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