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I think being conditioned to it is inevitable to some degree. I think the only reasonable choice is to focus on punishment for misuse, not prevention. This ree
by sushisource 7y ago
I think being conditioned to it is inevitable to some degree. I think the only reasonable choice is to focus on punishment for misuse, not prevention.
This reeks to me of another situation where we're trying to put the cat back in the bag, and that has basically never worked (except maybe nuclear disarmament, and even then... barely, and largely because the capital costs are so extreme).
Surveillance tech is cheap and widely available and will only continue to move in that direction. Attempting to make sure no one has a photo of you without your consent seems hilariously impossible to me. Focus on the outcomes instead.
- mentat 7y agoMake it symmetric, use it to watch the watchers, then we might be talking about something socially viable. Without that, it's about control.
- shkkmo 7y agoThere is a fundamental trade-off between transparency and privacy, but also a very real risk that we will end up with neither.
- lapinot 7y agoPrivacy is not hiding, it's about controlling visibility. Most of the data we wish would be treated differently are not strictly private, we just don't assume they would be easily accessible (specifically by a private company). We are currently transparent to big actors but cannot see through the window ourselves.
- Retric 7y agoEffective surveillance is extremely expensive. But, it’s an easy way for contractors and suppliers to make money so many industries lobby for it. For example road side license plate readers sound cheap, but unless a cop is next to it it’s really hard to catch the car that tripped one.