I think that the ultimate solution to Kompromat will be the utter destruction of privacy. Kompromat only can exist when there is information asymmetry. If EVERYBODY knows EVERYTHING about EVERYBODY then it simply can't exist at all.
We should all be mounting cameras on our homes and cars, archiving all footage and publishing it on the internet, and mining the video for facial recognition and number identification and uploading that data to distributed public databases. Then everybody can look up the activities of anybody and we'll all have to come to grips with the fact that everybody does stuff that nobody talks about in public today.
Posted Oct 6, 2013 13:56 UTC (Sun) by khim (subscriber, #9252)
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If EVERYBODY knows EVERYTHING about EVERYBODY then it simply can't exist at all.
But everybody can't know everything! You can only know and remember so much. Which means that even if all information is in the open you still can affect who's transgressions will be discussed in press at what times.
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Posted Oct 7, 2013 9:59 UTC (Mon) by etienne (subscriber, #25256)
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> If EVERYBODY knows EVERYTHING about EVERYBODY then it simply can't exist at all.
The problem is "to know", it implies being able to verify the information - googling is not enough, checking only by reading stuff on the net is not enough.
It is too easy to delete or fabricate stuff on the net, it is even not too difficult to identify you and give you only what you "need to read".
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Posted Oct 7, 2013 11:15 UTC (Mon) by micka (subscriber, #38720)
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It's not enough, because there are still times when you can do something that's can be hidden and revealed later.
Please also install webcams in your bedroom, toilets and bathroom.
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Posted Oct 7, 2013 21:01 UTC (Mon) by nix (subscriber, #2304)
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That works great! I'm sure you won't mind everyone, including all your exes and enemies, knowing your passwords, bank account details and PIN, home address...
Jeremy Clarkson thought just as you did once. He published enough in a national newspaper that someone was able to forge transactions in his name. He recanted.
