Civil liberties

[hawkwing_lb]

Permit me to direct your attention to karentraviss and her latest post:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/karentraviss/236788.html

Further reading in the comments, but particularly Charles Stross:

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/rant/panopticon-essay.html

Edit:
And when I first tried to post this, I got this message: Client error: This journal is temporarily in read-only mode.

Anyone want some of my paranoia? I have plenty to share.

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[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

And when I first tried to post this, I got this message: Client error: This journal is temporarily in read-only mode.

Anyone want some of my paranoia? I have plenty to share.

Sometimes when LJ gets busy, we get a busy signal like that. Just wait a mo and try again. You'll see. ;-)

Paranoia? No thanks, I have plenty of my own. Comes of being born and raised a New Yorker. Why, I don't like people saying my name in public, where strangers can hear it. ;-)

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figured it was just a busy signal. But I found it a bit freaky that the first time I get something like that, what I'm posting relates to global surveillance/information control. Triggered the, 'That's weird,' reflex in my head. :-)

Why, I don't like people saying my name in public, where strangers can hear it.

Really? Now that's an impressive sort of paranoia. :-)

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

I know. It's a grand shiny sort of paranoia. :-) And now I understand, once you pointed out the topic and all. Nobody here, after all. Nothing happening behind this curtain. These are not the droids you're looking for. Move along. ;-)

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

These aren't the droids I'm looking for -

- hey, what droids?!

:-)

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you...;-) :-P