Harvard Professor Sandel Political Philospher Speaks of the Dark Side
I was very inspired by Michael Sandel. I’ve watched his ‘ethics series’ a few years ago and wondered why we don’t teach this at schools and universities. One of the major issues of our times is ethics. People are acting on the basis of greed or need rather than best interest. There… Continue reading
Civil Liberties Australia: The Right to Privacy
This was published on my birthday, so I guess it is a gift to me. I value my freedoms, I value my right to free speech, I value speaking up and I value my privacy. In a world that is based in a fear based culture I regard data collection of public information… Continue reading
Mass Surveillance of Australians
Wikipedia provides a good overview. Surveillance is a topical issue in Australia and around the world.
This is noteworthy and concerning:
Hacking powers.
The proposals seek to give the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation the right to hack in to computers and modify them.[15]
What if modifying is falsifying data, that is my… Continue reading
Does Privacy Matter?
I was thinking about privacy today. I was thinking to write in this blog that I do not give any security intelligence agencies permission to monitor my phone calls or emails. This blog is fine as I choose my thoughts to be public. I have nothing to hide but I choose whom… Continue reading