Well, it's sad to me but it is really no surprise
這令我感到難過但卻未出乎意料
that the privacy issue has unfolded the way it has.
隱私問題就那樣展現在人們面前
I spelled it out in the early publications in the '80s.
我在八十年代發表的文章中闡述了這個問題
Chaum's papers explained that in a future world
喬姆的文章解釋了在未來
where we would increasingly use computers,
隨著我們更頻繁地使用電腦
it would be easy to conduct mass surveillance.
大規模監控會變得很簡單
Chaum wanted to find a way to stop it.
喬姆想阻止這一趨勢
I always had a deep feeling that
我一直深信
privacy is intimately tied to human potential
隱私與人類潛能緊密相連
and that it's an extraordinarily important aspect of democracy.
并且也是民主極其重要的表現
Chaum focused on the new technology of e-mails.
喬姆將精力放在了電子郵件的新技術上
Anyone watching the network
任何監控網絡的人
through which these messages travelled
都能通過查看某人的往來信息
could find out enormous amounts about that person.
找到關于這個人的很多信息
He wanted to make this more difficult.
他想讓這一過程變得更困難
重點解釋:
1.spell out 詳加說明
例句:He spelled out the government's plans in his speech.
他在演說中把政府的計劃詳加說明。
2.be focused on 集中于
例句:Testing should be focused on high risk areas.
測試應當集中在高風險的區域。
3.find out 發現
例句:Jill will find out your secret she never misses a trick!
吉爾會發現你的秘密的--她很警覺!