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Back-up Videolink to a Philosopher
Far
away, in a foyer of University College London, in a glass fronted cabinet,
sits the preserved body of Jeremy Bentham; philosopher, economist, expounder
of Utilitarianism, Bentham is chiefly remembered for inventing the Panopticon;
a glass walled prison designed for total surveillance.
A video camera
pointed at Jeremy Bentham's body, updating images onto the Internet every
five minutes.
The creator
of the Panopticon is himself on view to millions of Internet users around
the world. The tables have been turned."
Meanwhile,
down on the farm...
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