Back in December 1996, sci-fi novelist David Brin warned that street cams would soon be everywhere ("The Transparent Society"). In his dream for the future, every citizen would have full access to the image stream. So far, the authorities have enjoyed a one-way view. But Brin was right that each year, surveillance tech would get tinier, more mobile, and more clever.
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src=duce a moth cyborg, which Darpa hopes to turn into a remote-controlled spy bug: <strong>$15< <ith cyborg can carry: <strong>5</sp
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