Posted Dec 14, 2006 at 06:35PM by Maricar V. Listed in: Computer Science Tags: Big Brother
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Big Brother is watchingTwenty years from now, your entire life can be chronicled in a high resolution video recorded in a tiny device the size of a sugar cube. No kidding! Some people call it "human black boxes" that serve as repository of medical, financial, and whatever digital records you've accumulated over the years. While this may be the ultimate evidence of technological advancement, it could bring fear and paranoia to the next level come 2026.

Researchers urged government and society leaders to talk about the implications of "huge increases in computing power" as well as the growing obsession to the collection of information on individuals.

Cliff Lynch, director of Coalition for Networked Information, believes that the changes would give the State further power to interfere in the affairs of individuals. It seems Big Brother would get too close for comfort.


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   by mrbagrat - 2006-12-14
 » just for laughs

I think the real reason people make these things is so that 20 years from now we can laugh at how stupid we were in 2006. I mean, in the mid 90s it was predicted that we would have 10ghz or so processors by 2010.

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   by LoserEXE (Unregistered) - 2006-12-15
 » Also Just kidding...

WTH? Imagine I was born on 2026+ I would not feel safe to watch erm... Nvm... Anyway that's a cool concept but makes you feel like you're really being watched all your life... But then agian I don't get what they are trying to imply...

   by woohoo (Unregistered) - 2006-12-17
 » i already live in a box

im a hobo



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