A 2013 blog post arguing that governments should avoid building invasive personal data databases that could be weaponized by hostile future administrations, using the hypothetical example of a sexuality registry falling into anti-LGBTQ hands. The author invokes Bruce Schneier's concept of 'civic hygiene' — the principle that we should not construct surveillance technologies that could enable a police state.
Background
Written in 2013 during UK debates over Conservative government web filtering plans and NHS data sharing controversies, referencing security expert Bruce Schneier's CNN essay on surveillance overreach.
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- Lobsters
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- Aug 30, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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- 6.0 / 10