-At the Techonomy conference in 2010 Eric Schmidt predicted that "true transparency and no anonymity" is the way forward for the internet: "In a world of asynchronous threats it is too dangerous for there not to be some way to identify you. We need a [verified] name service for people. Governments will demand it." He also said that "If I look at enough of your messaging and your location, and use artificial intelligence, we can predict where you are going to go. Show us 14 photos of yourself and we can identify who you are. You think you don't have 14 photos of yourself on the internet? You've got Facebook photos!"
- Does "transparency and no anonymity" equal no privacy and thus government access to EVERY aspect of individual lives? If so, is this for the sake of PEACE and SECURITY?
- How would this universal way to "identify us" come into being?
- Is facebook just some harmless social networking site? Or is facebook the platform for a universal approach for 21st century commerce? Is it possible that facebook can assist in a globalization process which would include universal identification?
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