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Technology gives the tools for change...

As technology that allows people to be more social, and share, almost anything permeates into society it comes with a lot of implications. One of the most important, is that authorities will have a harder time censoring or ignore our rights.

We have the chance not only to share what we do, but also share data on what the government does for good or for bad. In many ways, the people are starting to have a real chance to make sure that authorities don't do things outside of what they are supposed to do. In essence, people themselves can become the ones who keep tabs with what the government do and what they don't.

This push to make that technology freely available as widely as possible must be maintained, since it means that we can make sure the governments act in a transparent way and answer to us the people who they serve.

The world is at the verge of a power shift, and one that isn't just among states. The people can have the chance to come into the game, and have a share of that power to use it as the people see fit. The technology might not be mature enough to make that transition as wide as possible, that's why we need to keep pushing for it to come free from any government of any kind. Not only that, the companies that make those technologies must make it with free and open standards.

It's time to make governments that truly represents the will of the people they govern on, not the will of those who are in it or just a few that have the influence to pull the ropes on their favor. A democracy that truly is the will of the people, is closer than ever before to become a working reality.

The tools to build a fairer and inclusive world are either already at hand, or close to becoming a reality. We need to use the ones we already have, and push to make those that are on their way happen. Being passive is not an option, we need to go out and do something to bring about the world we want to live in.

If there is a will to change things, now we also have the tools to make things happen. Now the questions is how we do bring change along.

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