Robert Hettinga forwards: > By concentrating sensing and data storage on the body, a wearable > computer allows its user to ``control his own butt.'' The user > determines when and where his gas is released and how much to trust > the noses around him. For example, when a wearable user > enters work in the morning, he may instruct his butt to inform his > office of his arrival so that his office locks his door or starts an > air freshener. However, the user would probably tell his wearable not > to share his odors with billboards he walks past to avoid the sort > of targeted advertising portrayed in the film ``Minority Report.'' Of > course, some bargain hunters may choose to share their gas with > advertisers to obtain better deals, much like clearing out customers > from today's grocery stores.
What the hell does this have to do with cypherpunks?