In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail seriously
&gt; The government’s action is troubling enough, but what should really disturb us is the ease and invisibility with which it is being done.<p>This is such a great point. I&#x27;m not sure why it needs to be made over and over again, but it seems that&#x27;s the only way it doesn&#x27;t get buried.<p>Let&#x27;s play a game. I will be the institution, you will be the person. You will get ability to record me with your cellphone and post stuff online to complain about various issues. I will get the ability to see all your financial transactions, listen to all your communications, track your location, arrest you when I don&#x27;t like you recording me, smear you online and pressure companies to ban you from literally any service imaginable, including banking.<p>Both of us will be bound by the legal framework, but when <i>I</i> don&#x27;t like it, I will have the ability declare the state of emergency and scrap all the rules. Also, I will have sovereign immunity when I break the rules. Also, many of my actions will be secret because of national security.<p>Oh, and I will be doing all the things described above using your money.<p>Sounds fair?