Society is at a crossroads from "summary" of Data and Goliath by Bruce Schneier
We are living in a time of rapid technological advancement, where data is being collected and analyzed on a massive scale. Our personal information is constantly being collected by companies and governments, often without our knowledge or consent. This data is being used to manipulate us, to influence our behavior, to target us with advertisements, and to make decisions about us that can have far-reaching consequences. We are faced with a choice: we can continue down the path we are on, where our privacy is eroded, our autonomy is undermined, and our society becomes increasingly surveilled and controlled. Or we can choose a different path, one that values privacy, autonomy, and individual freedom. We can demand that companies and governments respect our right to privacy, that they be transparent about what data they ...
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