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posted by n1 on Monday July 03 2017, @08:51AM   Printer-friendly
from the lambs-to-the-slaughter dept.

Daniel Pocok blogs about the misguided picture that most people have over social media. These web sites turn out to be an effective means to monitor and control the population. One key point he makes is that the public ignores the ease with which social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, facilitate the effective kettling and surveillance of activists, campaigners, and other groups. He writes:

Facebook helps kettle activists in their arm chair. The police state can gather far more data about them, while their impact is even more muted than if they ventured out of their home.

And further down he asks,

Is somebody who takes pictures of you and insists on sharing them with hundreds of people, tagging your face for the benefit of biometric profiling systems, really a friend?

The addictive nature of these so-called services combined with the network effect make it really hard for people to escape, but the negative aspects really suggest that they should make the effort.


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  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday July 03 2017, @04:33PM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Monday July 03 2017, @04:33PM (#534483) Homepage

    As a demonstration of their prowess and to encourage more payouts, the crooks should publicly release the dox of the big politicians for free.