政府和企業
had begun to harness the power of computing.
開始利用計算機的力量
They seemed to promise a future of efficiency,
他們似乎都期許一個高效的未來
of problems becoming overcome thanks to technology.
借助科技使難題得以解決
Yet not everyone was so convinced.
但不是所有人都相信這點
David Chaum was a computer scientist at Berkeley.
大衛·喬姆是伯克利大學的一名計算機科學家
For him, a world in which we would become
在他看來 當越來越多的人
increasingly joined together by machines in a network
通過機器在網絡中聯系在一起
held grave dangers.
這個世界就暗藏著巨大的危險
As computing advanced, he grew increasingly convinced
隨著計算機的發展 他更加堅信
of the threats these networks could pose.
網絡將會對我們造成威脅
David Chaum was very far ahead of his time.
大衛·喬姆當時的想法遠遠走在時代的前面
He predicted in the early 1980s concerns that would
他在八十年代初期曾表達
arise on the internet 15 or 20 years later -
十五或二十年后互聯網領域會出現的問題
the whole field of traffic analysis
通訊分析領域的崛起
that allows you to predict the behaviours of individuals,
能通過觀察信息交流模式
not by looking at the contents of their e-mails
而非瀏覽電子郵件內容
but by looking at the patterns of communication.
來預測個體的行為
David Chaum to some extent
從某種程度上講
foresaw that and solved the problem.
大衛·喬姆預見了這個問題并提出了解決方法
重點解釋:
1.thanks to 由于
例句:Thanks to the bad weather, the match had been cancelled.
多虧這個倒霉天氣,挺好的比賽取消了。
2.ahead of 在 ... 前面
例句:A still better tomorrow lies ahead of you.
展現在你們前面的是更加美好的未來。