Yes, and I like your drawing attention to the question of purpose vs. power relations across a wide range of purposes.

I'd like to see more attention given to the design of systems of technologies and law that could promote freedom and oppose oppression in a world with ubiquitous surveillance capabilities. If there is no vision of this sort, the next few turns of Moore's law could lead to quite unpleasant results.

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