As a thought experiment, try replacing the word data with surveillance, and observe if common phrases still sound so goo. How about this: In our surveillance-driven organization we collect real-time surveillance streams and store them in our surveillance warehouse. Our surveillance scientists use advanced analytics and surveillance processing in order to derive new insights. p 537

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p 538

Having privacy does not mean keeping everything secret; it means having the freedom to choose which things to reveal to whom, what to make public, and what to keep secret. The right to privacy is a decision right: it enables each person to decide where they want to be on the spectrum between secrecy and transparency in each situation. It is an important aspect of a person’s freedom and autonomy. p539

When collecting data, we need to consider not just today’s politcal environment, but all possible future governments. There is no guarantee that every government elected in future will respect human rights and civil liberties, so it is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state. Knowledge is power, as the old adage goes. And furthermore, to scrutinize others while avoiding scrutiny oneself is one of the most important forms of power. This is why totalitarian governments want surveillance: it gives them the power to control the population. Although today’s technology companies are not overtly seeking political power, the data and knowledge they have accumulated nevertheless gives them a lot of power over our lives, much of which is surreptitious, outside of public oversight. p 541