{"id":1526,"date":"2013-11-16T20:48:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T20:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=1526"},"modified":"2013-11-16T20:48:38","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T20:48:38","slug":"stallman-how-much-surveillance-can-democracy-withstand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=1526","title":{"rendered":"Stallman: How Much Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.wired.com\/opinion\/2013\/10\/a-necessary-evil-what-it-takes-for-democracy-to-survive-surveillance\/','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.wired.com\/opinion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/surveillance-feat-200x200.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.wired.com\/opinion\/2013\/10\/a-necessary-evil-what-it-takes-for-democracy-to-survive-surveillance\/\\'&gt;Stallman: How Much Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand?&lt;\/a&gt;Editor\\'s Note: Given Richard Stallman\\'s longtime role in promoting software that respects user freedom (including GNU, which just turned 30), his suggested \\&quot;remedies\\&quot; for all the ways technology can be re-designed to provide benefits while avoiding surveillance - like the smart meters example he shares below - seem particularly relevant.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fopinion%2F2013%2F10%2Fa-necessary-evil-what-it-takes-for-democracy-to-survive-surveillance%2F\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.wired.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Wired&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/opinion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/surveillance-feat-200x200.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.wired.com\/opinion\/2013\/10\/a-necessary-evil-what-it-takes-for-democracy-to-survive-surveillance\/'>Stallman: How Much Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand?<\/a>Editor&#8217;s Note: Given Richard Stallman&#8217;s longtime role in promoting software that respects user freedom (including GNU, which just turned 30), his suggested &#8220;remedies&#8221; 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