Edward Snowden: ‘Governments can reduce our dignity to that of tagged animals’(theguardian.com)

Edward Snowden: ‘Governments can reduce our dignity to that of tagged animals’

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/03/edward-snowden-assassination-complex-governments-tagged-animals-drone-warfare-whistleblower

2 comments

progressive_dad10년 전

I've often thought it would be an interesting experiment to drop cheap GPS units into the bags of the homeless and create an online tracking system.

thatcat10년 전

sounds like the obama phone program

http://www.obamaphone.com/

datalist10년 전

I do not like such comparisons, as it (like animals) leaves the impression that such actions are just fine with anybody besides humans.

blacksmith_tb10년 전

Generally tagging animals is benevolent, though - scientists use RF tags to track animals in order to improve our understanding of population numbers, range, etc. So for me Snowden's analogy is a bit odd, if we tagged animals to make them easier for hunters to find, it would resonate more.