The Hugo-nominated, Sunburst, Locus and Prometheus award-winning author, Cory Doctorow was at Comicpalooza this weekend, and he graciously took some time out of his crowded schedule to talk to writer Cory De La Guardia, for Cyberpunks.com.   Check out Doctorow’s newest book, Radicalized.

You think consumers will be sufficiently concerned about their privacy that they’ll even take the time to check an “opt out” box, let alone fight it? Not a chance. Remember little Billy being trained to accept 24/7 surveillance? When the children of today grow up, they’re not going to care who has access to their personal data, because they’ll have had an entire lifetime of being taught that it’s normal for everyone to know everything about them.

This month will mark the 20th anniversary of David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ. While the film may never escape the shadow of the similarly-themed The Matrix, also released in 1999, many consider eXistenZ to be severely overlooked.