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I noticed a few of these there occasionally over the last year, but starting two weeks ago it looks like they are a permanent presence. They roll into their ow
by Steeeve 10y ago
I noticed a few of these there occasionally over the last year, but starting two weeks ago it looks like they are a permanent presence. They roll into their own charging stations.
It's an interesting concept. I'm not sure how much I like it. On the one hand, it's a great reference if anything bad ever happens. On the other hand, while a mall is a public place you still don't expect to be tracked to the level of detail that such a device actually does. I know a handful of people that simply won't go there anymore.
Personally, the cell phone tracking bugs me. I do not expect that my cell signals are tracked by anyone but the phone company. This kind of technology makes me think about dropping my cell altogether. Sure it's nice to have one, but honestly I can easily get by without having one constantly attached to me. I'm not that important that people need to contact me wherever I am.
I also feel negatively about mass facial recognition. I almost understand for large events, but I'm simply not that afraid of terrorism. If we start talking about malls doing it I would just rather not be on camera. If private industry doesn't self-regulate in this regard, people will push the government for privacy and that could kill any budding businesses. If I were an investor I would simply stay away from that kind of technology.
- StanislavPetrov 10y ago>but I'm simply not that afraid of terrorism. What it really boils down to is that you have a .00000001% chance of being affected by terrorism, but a 100% chance of being affected by strongarm "responses to terrorism". The sad fact is that most of our population is cowardly and/or apathetic enough to simply accept our ever growing loss of privacy and freedom without objection (or in many cases, notice).