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With all the data being collected, has anyone been able to use it to defend themselves based on location and time recorded? I tend to think that if we're record
by cm3 10y ago
With all the data being collected, has anyone been able to use it to defend themselves based on location and time recorded? I tend to think that if we're recording all of it, it ought to be immutable and sealed so that one can at least use it as evidence, but the cynic in me thinks this isn't something the governing powers have any interest in allowing.
- ryangittins 10y agoI think if (more likely, when) we get to the point where people can have an alibi in this way, it will quickly turn sour. When you're accused of a crime and you can't be located during that time, it'll be used to make you look guilty—not just neutral.
- cm3 10y agoHadn't thought about that. Reminds me that I don't use Facebook or WhatsApp or LinkedIn.
- cm3 10y agoMy primary concern is who records and stores the data and how trustworthy it is. If a judge reasonably just believes a printout from law_inquiry@facebook.com, how am I able to prove the data is wrong? Therefore, we need standards and tamper proof records just as they are created on a device or even on servers. It's funny that so much of our ability to live a somewhat free life without getting locked up depends on cryptography.