Saturday, April 2

Brussels terror attacks: Why ramping up online surveillance isn’t the answer

I am in Brussels. And I am scared. Very scared… of the probable security backlash following last month’s terrorist attacks.

I don’t want to live in a city where everyone is viewed with suspicion by the authorities, because it won’t stop there. Because suspicion is infectious. When misappropriated and misdirected, that sort of suspicion can very easily become racism and prejudice—two of the key ingredients that led the awful attacks on the morning of Tuesday, March 22.

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