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Re:Brains are the last frontier of privacy by jcims on Sunday September 22, 2019 @10:51AM (#21041610)
>Generally speaking, the way to buy a soul is to offer convinieance.

Or safety.

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Re:Brains are the last frontier of privacy by GordonS on Sunday September 22, 2019 @10:58AM (#21041639)
Yes, but only along with a constant barrage of FUD that demonises other nations, and has people in fear about things that are unlikely to happen.
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Re:Brains are the last frontier of privacy by jeffdavis on Sunday September 22, 2019 @05:35PM (#21044105)
Why do you think this is limited to fearing other nations?

Say the word "drugs" or the word "guns" and watch the people rush to throw the Bill of Rights away.

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Re:Brains are the last frontier of privacy by GordonS on Monday September 23, 2019 @07:13AM (#21047746)
You're right, it's all about the "boogeyman de jour" - at present that's China and Russia, but it could just as easily be drugs, Islam, whatever.
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Re:Brains are the last frontier of privacy by jcims on Sunday September 22, 2019 @12:11PM (#21042065)
Totally agree but that hasn’t been a barrier in the past.
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