alt Hacker NewsI think we’re well past the point where mass surveillance was a technical challenge. Mass oppression through autonomous violence however…
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lonelyasacloud • today at 10:37 AM
I think we’re well past the point where mass surveillance was a technical challenge. Mass oppression through autonomous violence however…
Even back when Snowden was current news, we'd reached the point where laser microphones could cover every window in London for a bill of materials* less than the annual budget of London's police force.
* I have no way to estimate installation costs, but smartphones show that manufacturing at this scale doesn't need to increase total cost 10x more than the B.o.M.