This was from a clip on CNN. Marc
Goodman: It's tempting to think
technology will create a future
paradise He warns that all advances
can be exploited by criminals,
terrorists Goodman: Criminals have
kept a step ahead of police in using
some technologies He says law
enforcement can keep pace by
seeking help from vigilant
citizensMarc Goodmanis a global
security adviser and futurist. He is
the founder of the Future Crimes
Instituteand serves as Chair of
Policy, Law & Ethics at Silicon
Valley's Singularity University. He
spoke at TED Global in June 2012.
TED is a nonprofit dedicated to
"Ideas worth spreading," which it
makes available through talks
posted on its website. (CNN)-- The
future of science and technology
sounds so promising.
Unprecedented advances in
computing, robotics, artificial
intelligence, genetics,
neuroscience and biotechnology
hold the potential to radically
transform our world for the better
and create mass abundance for all. I
sincerely want to believe in this
techno-utopian vision of things to
come, but my work as a police
officer and global security
strategist working in more than 70
countries around the world has
taught me that there is a darker
side to these emerging
technologies. The criminal
underground is highly innovative
and often acts as an early adopter
of emerging technologies. As a
young police officer, I observed
gang members and drug dealers
using beepers and mobile phones,
long before they were in common
use by the general public. Today,
criminals are even building their
own encrypted radio
communications networks, such as
the nationwide systemdeveloped
by narco cartels in Mexico.

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