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A more aggressive example that seems to get the idea through to people: > Would you be OK with the police installing a camera in your house? Don't worry, they'

A more aggressive example that seems to get the idea through to people: > Would you be OK with the police installing a camera in your house? Don't worry, they'll only look at it if they think you've done something wrong, you can trust them on that. Totally. You've got nothing to hide, right? I think non-tech people don't quite realise what sort of footprint they leave online, whereas the idea of a camera being in your home where someone may or may not be watching makes people feel quite uncomfortable. This is an opportunity to draw a parallel between the two. I have found this argument to be effective in changing people's views on this topic.

ChymeraXYZ 9y ago
I have found that many people are not really too concerned about it. There is a home security company here that sells an alarm system and one of the indoor movement sensor units has a built in camera. No you do not have any access to the camera. No, there is no indication that it is active. No, you can not opt out. No, you can not see any source (I asked). "But it will only ever be used when there is an alarm to verify". And most of the people go: "Sure, sounds reasonable!"
- gtsteve 9y ago
  This feels maybe a little bit more reasonable because you installed the camera yourself and have contracted a company to monitor it. You can opt out by cancelling the contract. In my example, the user has no choice, just as you frequently have no choice but to allow your web traffic or activity be monitored.
gargravarr 9y ago
I often quote this as well: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2013-06-10 https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2013-06-10
Cthulhu_ 9y ago
Ask them if they've read 1984 and would be comfortable with having one of those bidirectional TV's in their house. ...actually that probably doesn't work anymore, given how there's smart TV's, home assistants and smartphones with always-on cameras and microphones.

ChymeraXYZ 9y ago

I have found that many people are not really too concerned about it. There is a home security company here that sells an alarm system and one of the indoor movement sensor units has a built in camera. No you do not have any access to the camera. No, there is no indication that it is active. No, you can not opt out. No, you can not see any source (I asked). "But it will only ever be used when there is an alarm to verify". And most of the people go: "Sure, sounds reasonable!"

gtsteve 9y ago
This feels maybe a little bit more reasonable because you installed the camera yourself and have contracted a company to monitor it. You can opt out by cancelling the contract. In my example, the user has no choice, just as you frequently have no choice but to allow your web traffic or activity be monitored.

gargravarr 9y ago

I often quote this as well: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2013-06-10 https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2013-06-10

Cthulhu_ 9y ago

Ask them if they've read 1984 and would be comfortable with having one of those bidirectional TV's in their house. ...actually that probably doesn't work anymore, given how there's smart TV's, home assistants and smartphones with always-on cameras and microphones.