Well, it's sad to me but it is really no surprise
这令我感到难过但却未出乎意料
that the privacy issue has unfolded the way it has.
隐私问题就那样展现在人们面前
I spelled it out in the early publications in the '80s.
我在八十年代发表的文章中阐述了这个问题
Chaum's papers explained that in a future world
乔姆的文章解释了在未来
where we would increasingly use computers,
随着我们更频繁地使用电脑
it would be easy to conduct mass surveillance.
大规模监控会变得很简单
Chaum wanted to find a way to stop it.
乔姆想阻止这一趋势
I always had a deep feeling that
我一直深信
privacy is intimately tied to human potential
隐私与人类潜能紧密相连
and that it's an extraordinarily important aspect of democracy.
并且也是民主极其重要的表现
Chaum focused on the new technology of e-mails.
乔姆将精力放在了电子邮件的新技术上
Anyone watching the network
任何监控网络的人
through which these messages travelled
都能通过查看某人的往来信息
could find out enormous amounts about that person.
找到关于这个人的很多信息
He wanted to make this more difficult.
他想让这一过程变得更困难
重点解释:
1.spell out 详加说明
例句:He spelled out the government's plans in his speech.
他在演说中把政府的计划详加说明。
2.be focused on 集中于
例句:Testing should be focused on high risk areas.
测试应当集中在高风险的区域。
3.find out 发现
例句:Jill will find out your secret she never misses a trick!
吉尔会发现你的秘密的--她很警觉!