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In reply to the discussion: Game to destroy CCTV cameras: vandalism or valid protest? [View all]whatchamacallit
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You seem to be saying if we choose to live in large populations we should be surveilled, and the greater the population, the more intrusive the surveillance. Technology always has and will be abused. Advances brought to us, ostensibly for one reason, are often used for another. Think Data Mining, GMOs, and all the life-improving fossil-fuel-based technologies that now threaten to destroy the planet.
I never saw no miracle of science
That didn't go from a blessing to a curse
I never saw no military solution
That didn't always end up as something worse - Sting
I have a kid in college too, and if that had happened to his car I'd be pissed, but ultimately I'd rather maintain some measure of freedom, privacy, and dignity for both of us.