5 ms·
Good, teach children they're being tracked as early as possible. Turn them into good citizens of the surveillance state. Maybe we can share the data to some adv
by janpot 7y ago
Good, teach children they're being tracked as early as possible. Turn them into good citizens of the surveillance state. Maybe we can share the data to some advertising companies, to improve their ads experience throughout the day. Turn them into good citizens of the consumerism state.
Edit: I'm sorry for the sarcasm, these kinds of products make me very sad.
- inflatableDodo 7y agoFor one of the worst examples, the 'elf on a shelf' phenomena has now got utterly out of hand - https://www.google.com/search?tbm=shop&q=elf+santa+camera https://www.google.com/search?tbm=shop&q=elf+santa+camera
- madez 7y agoWho is so delusional to think they are so superior to other humans as to think that the others should be constantly tracked and watched by them? The damaging effects of that surveillance are similar to that of denied freedom of expression which heavily affects the thinking and development process of humans. It's not logically sound to support freedom of expression and surveillance at the same time.
- cmurf 7y agoHelicopter parents. And who said humans are logical? But even setting aside the delusional, the superior, and the illogical, the largest group are ignorant or apathetic.
- dqpb 7y agoI know it's cathartic to write people off as delusional, but I think it's more instructive to consider the behavioral science / game theory underlying peoples choices.
- jak92 7y agoSurveillance cameras everywhere are bad enough, now we want to bug our children? This madness needs to end. Watched people are not free people.
- veryworried 7y agoDepends who is doing the watching. Wouldn’t want to be watched by some oppressive liberal government trying to change my life by forcing me to “progress” how they want.
- madez 7y agoIf somebody doesn't want to influence you, they don't surveil you. The contraposition is more revealing; If somebody surveils you, then they do it to influence you.
- mattbk1 7y agoThank you for this. It's the natural extension of "you need to track what you want to change" at a personal level.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y agoWhich country has an "oppressive liberal government" at the moment?
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- sctb 7y agoYou've been posting a lot unsubstantive, uncivil, or flamebait comments. We've asked you already to please stop, and we'll ban the account if you won't. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- tcd 7y agoDoes a child have a smartphone? Congratulations, they're being tracked everywhere they go.
- gregcrv 7y agoSurveillance cameras are already in most infant's rooms and even sometimes cribs.
- paul7986 7y agoAlso teach them not to write fake reviews or any fakery on the iNet! Let's work to make the Internet great again....
- rootusrootus 7y agoWhy such a low opinion of children? A lot of us grew up in public schools, taught to conform, etc, and ... well, look how well we are conforming? No dissent here, not one bit ;-)
- ravenstine 7y agoFunny how most of us who grew up on the internet that included crap like Ogrish, Bumfights, hardcore porn ads, Newgrounds, hentai, etc., turned into everyday citizens rather than low-lifes and criminals.
- brlewis 7y agoThere's survivorship bias since low-lifes and criminals are less likely to be active here.
- skizm 7y agoOr you could just use it occasionally when you want to give your kids a bit more freedom than normal, but you're still a bit of a worrier. There is a state between complete lack of oversight and Black Mirror's Arkangel.
- hindsightbias 7y agoFrom the time they get on the school bus and return home, they’re under surveillance. The majority of current-gen parents would expect this when their kids use public institutions. HN view of privacy is quaint. The first cadre of post-911 and FB users must be 35-40 now, and they didn’t care.