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Marc Goodman delivering the keynote speech at the 81st INTERPOL General Assembly Photo credit: MarcGoodman.net

Cyber Security: How Much Are You Willing to Give Up for Safety’s Sake?

It’s Not Just about Privacy, It’s About Crime

01/29/16

Technology has seeped into every pore of our lives, but we’ve seen nothing yet.

The degree to which we will continue to rely on technology, the connectedness that will come from billions of devices hooked up to the so-called internet of things, and the ongoing battle for cybersecurity, will continue to evolve at an exponential pace.

And just as the benefits will increase, so too will the opportunities for nation states, criminals, terrorists and those eager to bend technology to their own nefarious purposes. And we’re making it easy for them, with software shipped without concern for security, law enforcers who don’t understand the threats, and tech companies that take no responsibility.

At some point we have to ask, How many people are living illegally inside our machines?

Should we be panicked by this? Or will it simply play out as the familiar good-guys-vs.-bad-guys scenario on a new, digital level?  

Marc Goodman, a former futurist for the FBI and investigator for Interpol, tells WhoWhatWhy’s Jeff Schechtman, that the threats are in fact bigger than just credit cards being hacked: we may once again face a decision about whether to trade privacy for safety.

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Related front page panorama photo credit: Future Crimes book cover (Doubleday / MarcGoodman.net)

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  • Jeff Schechtman

    Jeff Schechtman's career spans movies, radio stations, and podcasts. After spending twenty-five years in the motion picture industry as a producer and executive, he immersed himself in journalism, radio, and, more recently, the world of podcasts. To date, he has conducted over ten thousand interviews with authors, journalists, and thought leaders. Since March 2015, he has produced almost 500 podcasts for WhoWhatWhy.

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