[extropy-chat] Many eyes

[Max M]

Dan Clemmensen wrote:

> Brin's "Transparent society" argues that we cannot put the toothpaste
> back in the tube: existing technological trends will inevitably permit
> constant monitoring of everybody.


35000 GB or 35 Terabytes can record everything you experience 24/7 for a 
year in DV quality. Compress that a bit more to DIV-X quality and you 
need only 4400 GB per year. Cut out your sleeping time, and you need 
about 2900 GB.

So with current harddisk prices, it will cost $1800 a year to record 
everything you experince in near DVD quality.

With the current development of wireless, storage etc. it is not even 
far out. It can be done right now, and will only get simpler and cheaper 
in the future!

The only things missing are lightweight allways-on video cameras, and 
automation of the storage compression process ... and a bit of money.

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hilsen/regards Max M, Denmark

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