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Learning from delusions

2015

Once or twice a year, I receive a call or email from someone claiming to be under intensive targeted surveillance by the government. They contact me because there\u27s a lot of material on my website about whistleblowing, and some about surveillance. I know governments carry out massive surveillance operations, for example collecting all sorts of electronic communications. However, these callers believe they have been specially selected as surveillance targets, and sometimes for electronic or chemical bombardment too

View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Research Online University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts 2015 Learning from delusions Brian Martin University of Wollongong, [email protected] Publication Details Martin, B. (2015). Learning from delusions. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 34 (2), 18-20. Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library: [email protected] Learning from delusions Abstract Once or twice a year, I receive a call or email from someone claiming to be under intensive targeted surveillance by the government. They contact me because there's a lot of material on my website about whistleblowing, and some about surveillance. I know governments carry out massive surveillance operations, for example collecting all sorts of electronic communications. However, these callers believe they have been specially selected as surveillance targets, and sometimes for electronic or chemical bombardment too. Keywords learning, delusions Disciplines Arts and Humanities | Law Publication Details Martin, B. (2015). Learning from delusions. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 34 (2), 18-20. This journal article is available at Research Online: http://ro.uow.edu.au/lhapapers/2037 ! " # $ $ & # ! & # $ ( %$ & $ & # $ ! $ # % * $ $$ + # # ! $ $ % $ $ $ ' % $ # ! $! # # & $ ") & % # & # ! $ # $ $ # $ % % & + # ! # # % # $ * % # ) ' & # ! & ,$ & $$ ! & $ & & # . ! " & $ ! % ! 0 # . & 2 & + & ! % $ & ! % $ & $ $ 30 # & % 4 5 4 56 $ $ & ) $ ! $ & # $ & # ! & " && # " ,+ $ % * $ # & $ # & %% /! % 1 )% & % 1 $ # # + # " $ & &! % ! ! $, # # &! &! # , " # # & $ ! 1 & ! % $ # % . 8 % 7 & & &%& ( $ ) $ 9 & & $ # )& $ 7 " ) )8 ) ,' ' $ % , 0 & $ % ! %' $ &! 1 $ $ :# ! % $ ! % ! % % $ ) $ !' 2 % & ! & # ! & # $ $ ! # $ :# % & ;% % $ & 2 $ 8 % ' ! # ! & # ! ! % # ! # & + % !' < ) $ & ! 8 ) $ $ % - < )= # 2 # % % ! $ & % ! & + % $ 0 $ 0 $ # # ! !$ # $ & # $ ! & $ & %' $ 0 $ %% " % % ! / - = # ! & ) & $ ! $$ " ! ! ! & ! %% & !( $ ! & 4 5 > & $ ' % ! ! 7 ) & % # $ ! ' $ $ # $ ! % # $ # & ! ' ! ! & ) &% & & * $ & & ! 9 & & $ % & & ! $ $ 7 & ) % # & & & & $ $$ & & - ' * $ # ! % %! $ & 8 ! & & ! # ! # %! + # !% $ % & ! :* $ ) ! $$ ; " % = ) # $ & # $ ! $ " # & ) $ $ $ # $ & % ! ' ! , & - , $ ; % - & ' - 1 ! *! 2 # ! % # % $$ , # ! # % $ % % ,3 ? 6 ' $ ) % # ! % * ! $ $ $ % $ ## 9 ! % ! % $ % $ ! $ $ 4 5 ; % % & & % % $ ' $ $ ! 8 &$ - # ! % # # % $ ! % % # % ' % # & & & $ $$ $ % ! % * $ ) & $! % $ ! &$& % & % %% # & ! & & ! $ & - % ! ! 0! & ) & ! 9 # % ( $$ $ ! $ ' * ! ! $ # %% $ :# ! ! $ &! %% " & % $ & & $ * $ ! ! ! $ - ( $ $ ! & $ $ - % ( & ! % $ & % $ $ ! & ' ! ) &$ $$ ! $ & % & # # # $ % % & $ & & % $ ! $ % * ' ; # # $ % $ ) % # ! ) ! $ % @ - - % ! ! % ! ! ! ! ) ! $ $ %$ & ' % # % & ( $ % & $ $ % $ @ - ! $ $ $ $ A %$ ) # $ & & & ! & $ & ; 8 $ & # ! % - & ! ' $ # % ! * $ & . & % # ' # )! ! # ! $ # B B" $ $ & % && # # B B % $ " # ! > $ & # % B # C ! ' @ ! # 8 A & & # $ % $ ! & ! % & $ !C 0 $ $ ; & %$ 8 & $ $ # $ # 1 # ! $ ' &$ 4 5 0 $ ) & 7 & ! & % # & $ ! $ $ & & ! %& ! % & # "% ! $ ! $ % $ $ $ * $ ! # % # # % & & ' ! % % % $ ! # ) $ &! % & ( $ # $ ! ( % ' & ! # # # # *! ! & $ # $ % # @ # & "% ' # $ % $ ! % * $ $ !9 ! $ & $ $ $ ! &$ % $ ! ! ( " # $ ) %" & * "+ #' * " , ' ' 6 5 ' 668 " ' 2 5.69' ', #: ) ; -=/ >' ? ; < 6.=' # : )% , @ 6..' - / A' 7 "" '?' < 5 07 0 " -3/ 4' , 0 '3 4 " 1 ' - / ' '. )% 0+ )# ' .2 '3 ' ' -./ ' 663 ' " 6. ' # $ ! 7