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What we can do should never by itself determine what we choose to

What we can do should never by itself determine what we choose to do, yet this is the way technology tends to work. – Richard Powers

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My goal for technology has always been to reach a point where the technological mediation becomes invisible. – Richard Powers

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I think that if the novels task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life – technology and science. – Richard Powers

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Countries across the world are taking action now to help them track paedophiles and terrorists who abuse new technology to plot their horrific crimes. – Theresa May

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Technology is the fashion of the 90s. It affects everyone, and everyone is interested in it – either from fear of being left behind or because they have a real need to use technology. – Jay Chiat

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If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you dont understand the problems and you dont understand the technology. – Bruce Schneier

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If we attempt to block the development of new technology, we effectively have ensured that the most responsible parties will not develop them. – Ralph Merkle

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