| ▲ | zemvpferreira 4 hours ago | |
I think we’re well past the point where mass surveillance was a technical challenge. Mass oppression through autonomous violence however… | ||
| ▲ | ben_w 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
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. | ||
| ▲ | lonelyasacloud 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |