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I think there is a parallel between copyright industries going crazy trying to make digital copies obey the rules of physical copies and our current horror at our loss of privacy. pg had an essay that starts by comparing copyright theft in the digital age to a restaurant owner trying to charge for smells.

Maybe surveillance is the wrong way to think about privacy.



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