That's called a collective. Look at what happens to collectives. Good Luck! Microsoft and Apple are not collectives. They're Teams who's glue is money and commercial gain. There is a difference!

Mr Shuttleworth, With respect.... I'm not sure making out of context and irrelevant analogies to philosophical/political organisations helps the cause for which you are battling. Don't fall for the main stream media tactic of trying to introduce irrelevant political, social and philosophical argument than is required to make a point. It'll reshape Ubuntu's image to the likeness of MSNBC or CNN. In other words, WTF are you talking about? It's a PC operating system for petes sake!

Oh Man, I can't beleive this question is asked?! Narcicists! No one cares! Most are wrapped up on their own little world. And as long as that "Own little world" is not rattled they're ok with it all. And besides. If you're not doing anything wrong? What have you to hide? Sick, just plain sick! And some form of Freedom sapping tyrany is just around the corner as a result. Tyrany will worm it's way into this setup. How can it not?! No one's on guard!

Oh, How I'm looking forward to seeing the further development of State/Corporate relationships. It's so heartening to know the Corporate/State machine is looking after indivdiuals a nd protecting them form themselves. Just think how confused the individual would be. Educating themselves, making choices (some not working and doleing out lessons) What a wondereful future is being provided by the Corporate/State relationship. Get your head out of your clacker people!! Your kids don't have time for you to bugger around!!

What not of people realise is, at the moment, there is some tenuous control over Gov't shut-downs. The time is coming where the shut down is brought on by external factors, like being broke and incompetent, and is therefore not a choice!

There is so much wrong with this and most of it is not with the game player!

The PRISM program would LLuuuuuvvv you to buy and use a finger print swiping iPhone, JJJuuuusssttt LLLuuuvvv it!

you are not important enough to be a target Tell that to 1930's Europeans!

How is wanting to avoid a crap part of town Racist? PPuullleeaaaseee, Next someone will be wanting to name an Asteroid Treyvon?!?! Race baiting nimrods!

Only if you want to thin out the force through prosecutions of abuse of power

OK, For Gggaaawwdddssss Sake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you guys not understand what you're saying here? In the original submission the writer talks rationally about practices, privacy, decision making etc etc. And the first reply talks about the Corporate/Government relationship. HEY!! Corporate/Government relationships is called fascism. And people want to talk rationally about privacy, decision making and practices? Are you lot insane. You're trying to rationalise Fascism!!!!! Wake the F&^%$ UP!!! Get your self VPN, SSH Tunneling, BitMessage, Encrypted system. Otherwise you're passive, and subject to what ever these sick power hungry, self preserving A*&^ls can come up with!

just the thing needed to make it easier to restrict freedom of movement and assembly

And we've got a government funded fibre network going in. Wont that be a surveillance hoot? LOL VPN's are lookin' so good!

Treason? It'd be fair guess. But the greens demanding an explanation? If they were in power we'd all be living, surrounded by the sound of green jack boots, with the internet so slow it'd be rendered useless from their surveillance and censoring. That's if they cold keep the country solvent enough to be able to have the internet. Gimme a break!

OK, So, when does it start? The war that is? The civil War! I'm assuming that there is going to be one? Why else would you need the NSA to have the same sweeping powers granted by Lincoln? Cop out! Total Cop Out!