Visions of humanity: the expulsion from paradise
by Ursula Drees

Why do we accept the new levels of constant and unrestricted surveillance?

One reason for this development may be found in changes in the relationship of society to nature and technology. We can see another in the growing standardisation and conformity of society today, and in the wish of individuals to fit in with these established norms. The last reason lies in the wish for self-fulfilment, in spite of increasing adjustment to set norms and values. Cyberspace offers ideal conditions for the creation of a further identity: anonymity, the absence of control mechanisms, one-sided communication cycles and self-defined membership of a group......

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