Keynote: From 2020 to 2121: How will we get there?
summary
Argues that the free and open source community must act now to shape 2121, distinguishing surveillance vs observation with intent as the line between harm and help. Cites concrete projects: the RGpilot drone for open-source search-and-rescue, social media used by public health for early outbreak signals, smart meters and prosthetic sensors that leak data. Recommends practical steps—VPNs, encryption, cleaning personal data—and civic tools like Right to Know and publishing Hansard to increase transparency. Frames strategy around four powers: resources, information, decisions, relationships.
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chapters (38)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:57Who am I
- 2:34Who am I today
- 4:48Spy movies
- 5:26CCTV cameras
- 6:00Opera Cam
- 6:15Traffic Cam
- 6:30Tram Cam
- 6:44Car Cam
- 7:08We are making it too easy
- 7:18I dont take more care
- 10:34Are we responsible
- 11:29Poor answers
- 12:01Why
- 12:45Social Media
- 13:32Smart Energy Meters
- 14:38We are Freedom Lovers
- 15:21Janis Joplin
- 18:56William Gibson
- 20:19Hans Rosling
- 21:30Greta Thunberg
- 26:00Living in the moment
- 27:27What about next century
- 28:27Dream a little
- 28:48RFC 1984
- 30:45You are powerful
- 32:28Resources
- 33:34Information
- 34:37Power over decisionmaking
- 35:57Power over relationships
- 37:09Information and relationships
- 38:06Where do we begin
- 38:41What steps will you take
- 39:25A journey of a thousand miles
- 40:36Open Australia
- 42:21Groupthink
- 43:19Appreciated Inquiry
- 44:04Dream
