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the nice thing is that computer power is outpacing the growth in human population finally. An enterprise data startup can actually collect, store, and process
by naveen99 7y ago
the nice thing is that computer power is outpacing the growth in human population finally. An enterprise data startup can actually collect, store, and process some finite amount of data on all 7.5 billion people on the planet. Just find an interesting angle and be better at processing that data then your competitors.
- mindslight 7y agoAnd getting positive consent from each of us 7.5 billion people?
- ci5er 7y agoWhy would anyone bother doing that?
- abacadaba 7y agoan additional data point to use
- mindslight 7y agoThe comment I'm responding to contains unstated assumptions promoting the surveillance industry, at a time when many people are realizing they don't want to be part of it. We should be clear that this distinction exists, lest we keep giving a pass to misleading corporate statements in the spirit of Google's "don't be evil" that tricks naive developers into building more surveillance systems.
- ci5er 7y agoI was joking, but there is little in terms of life- /commerce- /click-flow (outside of maybe Europe, and maybe healthcare in the US) that prevents me from surveilling you any way I can. If I have a popular health app, I can surveil even more if you click "accept" to a ToS.
- maxxxxx 7y agoI would call this very scary. Soon a single entity can do full surveillance of the whole planet at reasonable cost. what could go wrong?
- johnsimer 7y agoYes, but we should also acknowledge the upside. Soon (or now) a single entity can benefit/innovate for the entire planet at a reasonable cost. What could go right?
- userbinator 7y agoThat's how a lot of dystopian sci-fi starts...
- maxxxxx 7y agoYou may as well call for a worldwide benevolent dictator. A lot of things could go right.
- wwweston 7y agoAs the saying goes, power makes people benevolent, absolutely power makes people absolutely benevolent, right?