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Supposedly over 75% of the population in the UK and USA feel that they are not being sufficiently watched, and I'm pretty sure one will find similar numbers for Australia. In other words, Big Brother isn't forced upon us, as suggested by Orwell, but rather is brought to us upon our own asking. After centuries of indoctrination, human beings are finally prepared to accept an all controlling government.

Great, because what we have discovered in the past couple of decades of increased application of surveillance technologies is not a reduction in criminal activities, but certainly beneficial effects to our economies. And if there is one objective we can all agree upon, it is having a growing economy. Who cares if greater wealth is not linked with greater happiness. Who cares about happiness, as long as we all feel a little bit less secure to keep it all going.

In Germany a bunch of hippies are demonstrating for less surveillance. Best we round them up and look them away for good, so that we all can feel safer from being asked to think for ourselves.

Just always keep in mind: if you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear! [... besides the authority deciding on right and wrong]