Privacy In A State Of Emergency | A Conversation With Andrea Little Limbago And Timandra Harkness

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

— Benjamin Franklin (the year 1755)

Although this original quote has been butchered, overused, abused, and taken out of context plenty of times, we must not forget that it was written in 1755, referring to a specific moment in American history. Nevertheless, plenty of people have been inspired by it.

I am also quite sure that Franklin—as smart and visionary as he was—had no crystal ball vision of 2020 technology. I doubt he imagined the Internet of Things (IoT), computers, artificial intelligence (AI), nor any other sorts of “sorcery”—aka modern, advanced technology—that nowadays brings his words to an all-new level.

The point here is that there is a fundamental truth in this quote that transcends both time and space, and that's in the alarm he sounds about the use of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (“FUD”) to achieve a short term objective; simple human psyche manipulation trick that works terribly well for multiple purposes.

The consequences for our future are severe and would be mostly irreversible.

Are these solutions even going to work unless a certain critical mass is achieved?

Is it sufficient if implemented effectively only in specific areas of the globe?

Are you going to opt-in if it is not mandatory?

Can we trust government, agencies, private companies to collect this data?

Will it be valuable enough if not enough people opt-in?

Would it even work in the end, or is it just the placebo social effect that we will get out of it?

There's always the intrinsic danger that when you give people, government, and organizations power in a State of Emergency; they typically carry on with them, even once the emergency has dissipated. It wouldn't be the first time, nor the last.

But if we can prevent that from happening, we can unleash the power of technology and protect our humanity.

We spoke about this and—oh, so much more—with our guests Andrea Little Limbago and Timandra Harkness on this podcast titled Privacy In A State Of Emergency.

Prepare yourself to think and then, but only then—hit play.

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Andrea Little Limbago | Timandra Harkness

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