Re:UK spies using social media data for mass surveillance
by jstanley on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @07:01PM
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Does the public's anger and fear lead to questions like "why didn't you see this coming?"? Or is the public's anger and fear stoked by the very people who want to be asked "why didn't you see this coming?", precisely so they can say "ah, you're right, let's increase our surveillance powers"?
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Re:UK spies using social media data for mass surveillance
by anigbrowl on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @07:31PM
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Well, both. Surely you've had arguments with friends, colleagues, or family members where something bad happened and someone asks why something obvious to everyone in hindsight wasn't noticed at an earlier stage by a nominally responsible party.
We can imagine a society where Stoicism is the norm (most famously the Vulcans on Star Trek) but it seems rather counterfactual to suggest it's the default condition of humanity.