Politics (3)
On Taking Life
We cannot accept killing. The default must be to respect, to cherish life. We should get help to those who suggest to take lives. Eight theses on a most critical matter.
#7 · · philosophy, misc
Electronic Data as Evidence
We need better defenses against assaults on our rights and privacy. In a world in which most happens electronically, one such defense gets surprisingly little attention: Everything electronic can be forged.
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On Net Neutrality
We need net neutrality, and we need to insist on net neutrality. Everywhere, not just in the United States. Throttling Internet access, or charging select content providers extra, much appears like a brazen combination of profiteering, extortion, and, effectively, censorship.
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On Privacy
A few theses on a critical subject. The most important ones: One cannot be free without privacy, all living beings have a right to privacy, and we shall punish intentional violations of privacy.
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A Social-Philosophical Journey in 25 Quotes
I was reviewing my Google+ posts the other day. In there I rediscovered a good number of quotes. What connected most of them were my studies. And when I looked at them I found they sort of tell a little story.
#3 · · philosophy, society
Surveillance Kills Democracy
I meet people who think that mass surveillance, as with NSA and GCHQ spying, is okay because they don’t have anything to worry about. The argument is either that they don’t have anything to hide or that what they’re doing is not important enough…
#2 ·
Dark Days for Germany
Yesterday, on the historically significant November 9, the German government approved a law that requires telecommunications providers to retain all customer communication data for a period of six months, and allows authorities to gain access to stored communications…
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