“I'll take a quiet life
And a handshake of carbon monoxide
And no alarms and no surprises”
Thom Yorke (1968) English musician, philanthropist and singer-songwriter
"No Surprises"
Lyrics, OK Computer (1997)
“While information is the oxygen of the modern age, disinformation is the carbon monoxide that can poison generations.”
Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2015
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