Re:Government Surveillance and Internet Search Behavior
by contingencies on Sunday July 27, 2014 @05:41PM
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Perhaps in such a civilization George Orwell's 1984 would be illegal too.
Right now in Thailand: http://blogs.indiewire.com/anthony/thailand-bans-screening-o...
Also posters like http://pratyeka.org/thai-social-networking-advice.png blatantly advise people not to discuss, share or upvote dissenting views, even online.
Orwell and Zamyatin were right.
Perhaps in such a civilization George Orwell's 1984 would be illegal too.
>> We could live in a post-crime society...
There is no such thing as a post-crime society. Crime is subjective. It's fine when you think about murder etc as a crime in a democratic setting where citizenry has equal rights. But, the definition of crime is never a constant - It was a crime to consume/buy/sell alcohol or drugs once, it isn't anymore (some drugs in some places). Human torture was legal once, it isn't anymore. Even now, in some places of the world, education/equal rights for women is a crime, freedom of religion is a crime. So, there is no such thing as a post-crime society. All that can be is transparency, which democracy and free press have best provided. Hidden policing/courts etc are a step backward as there is no oversight on their operation.