CLOSED: [2017-05-25 Thu 18:03] SCHEDULED: <2017-05-25 Thu> :PROPERTIES: :CREATED: [2017-05-11 Thu 09:29] :ID: 2017-05-25-Ross-Anderson-interview :END: :LOGBOOK: - State "DONE" from "STARTED" [2017-05-25 Thu 18:03] - Not scheduled, was "[2017-05-12 Fri]" on [2017-05-12 Fri 14:15] :END: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_J._Anderson][Ross Anderson]] gave an interview to [[https://www.edge.org/][Edge]] where he talked about many things: #+BEGIN_QUOTE People who are able to live digitally enhanced lives, in the sense that they can use all the available tools to the fullest extent, are very much more productive and capable and powerful than those who are still stuck in meatspace. It’s as if you had a forest where all the animals could see only in black and white and, suddenly, along comes a mutation in one of the predators allowing it to see in color. All of a sudden it gets to eat all the other animals, at least those who can’t see in color, and the other animals have no idea what’s going on. They have no idea why their camouflage doesn’t work anymore. They have no idea where the new threat is coming from. That’s the kind of change that happens once people get access to really powerful online services. So long as it was the case that everybody who could be bothered to learn had access to AltaVista, or Google, or Facebook, or whatever, then that was okay. The problem we’re facing now is that more and more capable systems are no longer open to all. They’re open to the government, to big business, and to powerful advertising networks. #+END_QUOTE You can see the video [[https://www.edge.org/conversation/ross_anderson-the-threat][on this page which also holds the transcribed text]] of the interview. It's a 44 minute interview and really worth the time for anybody interested in security, computer security, security research, politics, philosophy, and more.