Aaron Swartz - the real reason he was murdered

[Mirimir]

On 12/11/2016 09:21 PM, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:
> On 12/11/2016 09:36 PM, Mirimir wrote:

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>> But don't cypherpunks prototypically hate police surveillance?
>>
>> Sacrificing core values for convenience is unwise, no?
> 
> Widespread, mass, untargeted surveillance I have a real problem with.
> The same with Fourth Amendment violations; nothing is Surveillance of a
> dumping ground as I described, in response to resident complaints, is at
> worst the lesser of two evils.
> 
> "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do
> nothing." So are we going to just sit here and do nothing?

I filter out what I don't want. Others do the same. I don't decide for
others, and I want no one to decide for me.