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Re:Schneier's response to Eric Schmidt by simanyay on Thursday December 10, 2009 @12:04AM (#987343)
Because you can't implicitly trust system/people who are watching you. Quis custodiet custodes ipsos?
Re:Schneier's response to Eric Schmidt by dejb on Thursday December 10, 2009 @06:40AM (#987690)
> Who will watch the watchers?

It would certainly be possible to have a situation where everybody is able to watch everybody else. Would that also be evil? Or is it just the asymmetry of access to information that is evil in your view?

Re:Schneier's response to Eric Schmidt by simanyay on Thursday December 10, 2009 @04:17PM (#988542)
A situation where everybody is able to watch everybody else is an utopia (or dystopia, depends on your point of view). I don't really think it is possible and I am not sure I would like it if it is.

Also let me clarify that I am not saying that Google has an evil plan to become a Big Brother and the aforementioned quote is not about that. My questions are (feel free to replace Google with any other company that collects information or even the government): A. How many googlers have access to my information? B. Am I sure that all those who have access are trustworthy? C. Am I sure that some ex-googler will not leak a big chunk of data just to get back at the company? And answers are always: A. I don't know; B. No; C No.