&gt; I have the capacity to completely detach myself from my arguments in a way that leads to a lack of bias. I am morally and intellectually selfless.<p>The easiest person to fool is yourself.<p>I&#x27;ve read Brin&#x27;s Transparent Society as well, and I agree that a functioning society along those lines would be much, much healthier than we have now.  However, this article is about the privacy-erasing tools used by the powers that be, whose very existence was secret to those on the outside until now.  I&#x27;ll surrender my privacy just after they do.