A Pilgrim’s Digression

In a ZDnet article from the 25th, Gates: Technology Isn’t All Big Brother, Bill Gates claims that contrary to Orwell’s vision of the future, technology will actually ensure our privacy. The really funny moment, though, comes in the remarks of the speaker immediately following Gates:

John Hamre, president of CSIS and a former deputy secretary of defense, defended TIA in an afternoon speech that followed Gates’ remarks. “I think we need a domestic surveillance organization in this country…I think they’re really on to something,” he said, talking about Adm. John Poindexter’s plans to create the TIA system.

A “domestic surveillance organization” … now that’s a moniker that won’t get past the focus group. I need a drink of Victory Gin.