I think this issue is of a huge importance, not only to mankind but specifically to those of us working in the tech industry.
The technology they are using to create a massive dragnet for our data has only become possible relatively recently. As a culture we've haven't widely thought about and discussed the potential for abuse of this technology at this scale and how to prevent it.
We've talked about it a lot at the small level but nothing like what the NSA has been doing. And the fact is those of us in technology are the ones that are actually implementing these systems so as a community it's important to figure out where we stand on it and then as individuals to do what we can in our daily jobs to prevent and expose these abuses.
What happens as a result of the Snowden leaks could very well define our attitude towards privacy and security for decades to come. We should realize how important this is and talk about it for the next several years forming a vision for what sort of privacy and security we want for the future and how we will use technology and politics to get there.
The technology they are using to create a massive dragnet for our data has only become possible relatively recently. As a culture we've haven't widely thought about and discussed the potential for abuse of this technology at this scale and how to prevent it.
We've talked about it a lot at the small level but nothing like what the NSA has been doing. And the fact is those of us in technology are the ones that are actually implementing these systems so as a community it's important to figure out where we stand on it and then as individuals to do what we can in our daily jobs to prevent and expose these abuses.
What happens as a result of the Snowden leaks could very well define our attitude towards privacy and security for decades to come. We should realize how important this is and talk about it for the next several years forming a vision for what sort of privacy and security we want for the future and how we will use technology and politics to get there.