Why can't people grasp what they are letting the government do?
They wouldn't agree if the Gov't would want to bug all telephones and read your mail in order to find child pornography ...
I don't remember that, but I don't pay regular attention to the news.
Lesson for us is not to despair but to figure out how we can "sell" a good idea as an economic incentive (vs. scare tactic). Majority of the population understands that. I would point to Bill Gates Innovation to Zero as a reference of this tactic. Check that talk out on TED.
The problem is as follows:
- not everyone feels comfortable being monitored
- innocent data (such as porn surfing) can cause serious damage to someone if released in the wrong way/light
- there is the capacity for serious abuse. Someone could get unauthorized access to the system. Or the government could use it to impose censorship etc.
So while the majority have nothing to lose - they also dont have a huge amount to gain (because things like this wouldnt stop malware being a problem as claimed - etc.). On the other hand it would adversely affect a reasonable minority for all sorts of reasons.
Which clearly it doesnt. Umm :(
Totally agree with you.