The destruction of privacy by commerce

[Politruk]

Minority Report: In this future identification is by retinal scan, so Tom Cruise, on the run, buys black-market eyes. He walks into a store and a computer voice says, "Welcome back, Mr. Fakuda! Would you like to look at another selection of tank tops?"

The prospect of that future scares me worse than anything in 1984.

 

[Politruk]

The prospect of that future scares me worse than anything in 1984.

It is also more probable. Corporations collect more personal information every day. It is an actual commodity they trade.

 

[73Seahawks]

Minority Report: In this future identification is by retinal scan, so Tom Cruise, on the run, buys black-market eyes. He walks into a store and a computer voice says, "Welcome back, Mr. Fakuda! Would you like to look at another selection of tank tops?"

The prospect of that future scares me worse than anything in 1984.

Following this discussion thread very closely with intriguing interest.