Re:SBF Caught Using VPN While Awaiting Criminal Trial [pdf]
by joshspankit on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @08:37PM
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> probably also being applied to normal people....
What’s off many people’s radar is that hard drive technology is past the point where the surveillance doesn’t have the be selective or in real time: all metadata can just be collected all the time and stored indefinitely. For all citizens.
Even passive audio recording is within reach: 24/7 recording for 1 year takes less than 1TB. Video is not even out of reach for those with the money to spend.
What’s off many people’s radar is that hard drive technology is past the point where the surveillance doesn’t have the be selective or in real time: all metadata can just be collected all the time and stored indefinitely. For all citizens.
Even passive audio recording is within reach: 24/7 recording for 1 year takes less than 1TB. Video is not even out of reach for those with the money to spend.