Simply put, I think that universal surveillance -- again, if it happens -- will pretty much guarantee destruction of most of our legal codes for private citizens. By which I mean that politicians that fail to abolish laws regulating (for instance) what you can and can't do in the bedroom will be voted out of office in a hurry.
Think about all the laws that many of us violate in any given day, and think about how long they'd stay on the books if the authorities could check on you with "smart" cameras. Punishable infractions would be pared down to violent crimes and not much else.
I highly recommend Lacey And His Friends for more illumination. (It's just been republished as part of the Grimmer Than Hell collection. Should be easy to get through Amazon or local bookstores.)
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Think about all the laws that many of us violate in any given day, and think about how long they'd stay on the books if the authorities could check on you with "smart" cameras. Punishable infractions would be pared down to violent crimes and not much else.
I highly recommend Lacey And His Friends for more illumination. (It's just been republished as part of the Grimmer Than Hell collection. Should be easy to get through Amazon or local bookstores.)