Worrying about a large institution, especially when it has computers, is like worrying about a large gorilla, especially when it's on fire.

I don't think there's much distinction between surveillance and media in general. Better media means better surveillance. Cams are everywhere.

I've been asked to explain why I don't worry much about the topics of privacy threat...One reason is that these scenarios seem to assume that there will be large, monolithic bureaucracies...that are capable of harnessing computers for one-way surveillance of an unsuspecting populace. I've come to feel that computation just doesn't work that way. Being afraid of monolithic organizations especially when they have computers, is like being afraid of really big gorillas especially when they are on fire.

You don't get to cut that chain of evidence and start over. You're always going to be pursued by your data shadow, which is forming from thousands and thousands of little leaks and tributaries of information.

Okay, are you really 'experimenting'? How do you know if you're really experimenting? You're working on it methodically and you're publishing the results! It's not an experiment if you don't publish the results in some verifiable and falsifiable form, okay?

Every passing year brings us more past futures.

Don't become a well rounded person. Well rounded people are smooth and ull. Become a thoroughly spiky person.