Law enforcement and “intelligence” efforts to increase governmental control over the populace are things I cannot sit still for, especially given the cheesy and blatantaly propagandistic reasons (drug dealers, terrorists, organized crime and child molesters/pornographers) given for turning America into a surveillance network.
Predictor: McCandlish, Stanton
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article in NetGuide, a number of individuals were honored as “The Tomorrow Makers,” including Stanton McCandlish, a tireless advocate for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In the article, Grant Fjermedal writes: ”McCandlish is the EFF’s [Electronic Frontier Foundation’s] foremost online activist, a modern-day knight who travels the Net protecting our rights … ‘Law enforcement and “intelligence” efforts to increase governmental control over the populace are things I cannot sit still for, especially given the cheesy and blatantaly propagandistic reasons (drug dealers, terrorists, organized crime and child molesters/pornographers) given for turning America into a surveillance network.'”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Crime/Fraud/Terrorism
Name of publication: NetGuide
Title, headline, chapter name: The Tomorrow Makers
Quote Type: Direct quote
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