Schneier: The Internet Is a Surveillance State 333
An anonymous reader writes "Bruce Schneier has written a blunt article in CNN about the state of privacy on the internet. Quoting: 'The Internet is a surveillance state. Whether we admit it to ourselves or not, and whether we like it or not, we're being tracked all the time. Google tracks us, both on its pages and on other pages it has access to. Facebook does the same; it even tracks non-Facebook users. Apple tracks us on our iPhones and iPads. One reporter used a tool called Collusion to track who was tracking him; 105 companies tracked his Internet use during one 36-hour period. ... This is ubiquitous surveillance: All of us being watched, all the time, and that data being stored forever. This is what a surveillance state looks like, and it's efficient beyond the wildest dreams of George Orwell. Sure, we can take measures to prevent this. We can limit what we search on Google from our iPhones, and instead use computer web browsers that allow us to delete cookies. We can use an alias on Facebook. We can turn our cell phones off and spend cash. But increasingly, none of it matters. There are simply too many ways to be tracked."
Good Story (Score:4, Funny)
I liked it so much I liked it. ...ooops...
Re:You can make it expensive for them ... (Score:4, Funny)
Maybe it exercised itself?
Re:tor (Score:3, Funny)
Take away their power by no longer playing the game.
There is only one possible way to stop playing.
That way would interest me. After all, even if you die, your death will be tracked. Actually it's one of the few things which have already traditionally be tracked and stored for extended times, on tombstones.
Re:Tell me why I should care (Score:5, Funny)
The problem is that profiling can easily lead to wrong conclusions, and this in turn might easily turn into a problem. The main reason is incomplete information.
Let's try a witty example. Let's say you have a cute doggy and while you're out giving him a walk you meet a really cute girl and she really adores your cute doggy, you start talking and eventually she agrees to go out with you, and it seems she'll later even come over to spend the night with you. You just hope your pooch isn't getting jealous.
So you go into a store and buy doggy treats and condoms with your credit card...