[fhayek]

I once thought that Orwell's 1984 was going to prove 100% wrong. Instead of the state having all of the computers and surveillance cameras to watch the people, it turned out that the people were going to have them to watch the state.

Looks like the state is going to turn the tables on that after all.

[a fool in paradise]

Everyone is okay with private firms keeping tabs on everything (since it isn’t government) and then the government getting free access by policy or court order.

[gaijin]

Who would have thought that the citizenry would themselves on behalf of the cops PAY FOR, install and then maintain ad infinitum the very cameras surveilling THEM...?