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Yes? Government Big Brother can put me in jail just because a cell phone record said I was near a crime while being committed. Corporate Big Brother can only ma

Yes? Government Big Brother can put me in jail just because a cell phone record said I was near a crime while being committed. Corporate Big Brother can only make money from me.

distances 8y ago
Here the difference shows pretty clearly, as I would trust the government more than any company. Government serves the people, while companies mostly care just about profit. Any of companies' privacy concerns are related to legal and PR risks. Being from Northern Europe, I do feel I have a good reason to trust the government. It's a machine that is working for my benefit, with my tax money, and is held accountable via my votes.
- SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
  “Here the difference shows pretty clearly, as I would trust the government more than any company.” What the? ”Government serves the people” Wait seriously? ”Being from Northern Europe,” OH. Yea, I’m pretty sure there is a cultural difference we just aren’t going to agree on. I don’t know what country you are from but I’m going to guess it’s population is pretty small and what you effectively have is small government anyway.
  - Smoofer 8y ago
    Whether or not they live up to that purpose is another discussion, but at a base level the government exists to serve the people while (for-profit) corporations exist to make money. Regardless of cultural differences.
    - gowld 8y ago
      Government doesn't exist to serve all the people, it exists to serve the continuity of the government.
- gowld 8y ago
  If your local government is full of such good people, why aren't your corporations?
codedokode 8y ago
What stops Corporate Brother from voluntarily sharing/selling/giving data to the government out of patriotism? Or for some help in exchange. Especially if done unofficially.
facetube 8y ago
Corporate big brother will actually help them put you in jail if it's profitable.
willstrafach 8y ago
> Corporate Big Brother can only make money from me. reply Equifax is a private corporation yet can do more harm than just making money, with little accountability.

Yes? Government Big Brother can put me in jail just because a cell phone record said I was near a crime while being committed. Corporate Big Brother can only make money from me.

distances 8y ago

Here the difference shows pretty clearly, as I would trust the government more than any company. Government serves the people, while companies mostly care just about profit. Any of companies' privacy concerns are related to legal and PR risks. Being from Northern Europe, I do feel I have a good reason to trust the government. It's a machine that is working for my benefit, with my tax money, and is held accountable via my votes.

SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
“Here the difference shows pretty clearly, as I would trust the government more than any company.” What the? ”Government serves the people” Wait seriously? ”Being from Northern Europe,” OH. Yea, I’m pretty sure there is a cultural difference we just aren’t going to agree on. I don’t know what country you are from but I’m going to guess it’s population is pretty small and what you effectively have is small government anyway.
- Smoofer 8y ago
  Whether or not they live up to that purpose is another discussion, but at a base level the government exists to serve the people while (for-profit) corporations exist to make money. Regardless of cultural differences.
  - gowld 8y ago
    Government doesn't exist to serve all the people, it exists to serve the continuity of the government.
gowld 8y ago
If your local government is full of such good people, why aren't your corporations?

codedokode 8y ago

What stops Corporate Brother from voluntarily sharing/selling/giving data to the government out of patriotism? Or for some help in exchange. Especially if done unofficially.

facetube 8y ago

Corporate big brother will actually help them put you in jail if it's profitable.

willstrafach 8y ago

> Corporate Big Brother can only make money from me. reply Equifax is a private corporation yet can do more harm than just making money, with little accountability.