Re: <nettime> Should use mobile phone data to monitor public

[John Young <jya@pipeline.com>]

As now known from Crypto AG revelations spy 
agencies track comprehensively but do not 
disclose that information, no matter the horrors 
observed, to protect means and methods of 
deception. That callous mercilessness is not new, 
the same concealment from the public has been an 
ancient practice. Professionals of all stripes, 
law, medicine, engineering, finance, religion, 
are required to keep secrets of their customers. 
Much of that asymmetry has found its way into the Internet.

Ubiquitous log files of every ISP, web site and 
forum gather information on users, ostentibly 
needed for administration, but not revealed to 
the users. Pernicious leak sites, drop boxes, 
crypto, infosec and comsec providers, redactors, 
journalists, researchers, hackers, spy 
contractors, may be the most villainous of 
offenders, outdistancing due to zero or limite 
regulation, regulated telcos, wi-fi operators, 
satellites, law enforcement, official spies.

Virulent deception, finger-pointing, blaming, 
bragging of virginity and trustworthiness, ethics 
of openness, is the disease that has and 
continues to perpetuate itself with black magic.

Biological virii are not likely to end this 
deeply ingrained all too human exploitation of 
earth, wind and fire. Coronavirus harm is puny 
compared to what organized civilization can do.


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