On Living in the Panopticon - with the lights off

[danieldwilliam]

As I was logging in to LJ this morning an advert was placed in front of me offering to find out if my husband was cheating.

The next time someone gets paranoid about the panopticon of corporate data gathering and processeing I might mention this to them.

Comments

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

The only panopticon that matters is The Glasgow Panopticon:

http://www.britanniapanopticon.org/

[danieldwilliam.livejournal.com]

Oh, that looks like fun.

[widgetfox.livejournal.com]

Gmail is trying to sell me The Sun on Sunday. I don't think their targeting is working.

[danieldwilliam.livejournal.com]

I reckon you'd be their target audience.

(Don't you have some family connection?)

[widgetfox.livejournal.com]

Not for nearly ten years now.

I won't buy Murdoch papers, although I'm always very happy when I find a Times crossword on the train.

[danieldwilliam.livejournal.com]

and that, ladies and gentlemen, is how corruption creeps in.

[widgetfox.livejournal.com]

Sadly it doesn't happen sufficiently often for corruption to creep in.

[danieldwilliam.livejournal.com]

Don’t you kid yourself – every time you find a Times crossword on the train a Bobby loses his horse.

Do not underestimate the power of the Dark Side.

[widgetfox.livejournal.com]

Surely you should be rejoicing every time someone abandons a copy of the Times?

[danieldwilliam.livejournal.com]

Oh yes - and I do a little dance every time someone sprinkles uranium by the kiddies swings.

[widgetfox.livejournal.com]

I think your metaphor has broken down by now.

[danieldwilliam.livejournal.com]

Perhaps