[LINK] Bruce Schneier: Privacy eroded in virtual world

[Deus Ex Machina]

Auer, Karl James [karl.auer at id.ethz.ch] wrote:
> > maybe I am on the wrong track
> > but I think youd be crazy trying to prevent other people trying to
> > impove your life.
> 
> A couple of questions, Vic.
> 
> If I want to improve your life by doing X, but you don't want X to
> happen (that is, you don't want or need the alleged "improvement", even
> though many, many other people do), should you have any say in the
> matter?

er I get choose how I spend my money. do what ever you like, why should
I meddle in your affairs. you cant force me to buy anything.

> And if you think you should have a say in the matter, how, in general,
> would you see that being made possible?

do you think we should live in a free country or should somebody dictate
everything for us?

> Bear in mind that my real interest is not actually to improve your life,
> but to make more money. 

your motivation is irrelavent.  do you ask the pizza delivery boy about
his motivation for delivering pizza. do you send it back if its not
altruistic enough?

Vic