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It's interesting the parallels that can be drawn to tobacco addiction, of all things. Hook 'em while they're young, and they won't think anything about expandin
by LocalH 7y ago
It's interesting the parallels that can be drawn to tobacco addiction, of all things. Hook 'em while they're young, and they won't think anything about expanding the surveillance when they're in power, because it's what they're used to, so why not if it can protect people?
- artificial 7y agoWhy not examine it from another perspective? Risk and reward? Are more people served by it or harmed? For example look at how useful dashcams and bodycams are to situations! Oh and an anecdote! I was parking at work and the building security cameras witnessed the collision (driver was on their phone and tboned me) making the insurance claim open and shut. We have security camera inside as well with displays throughout the building making finding people in a building with multiple floors easy.
- moorhosj 7y agoI think the point is that once the cat is out of the bag it’s hard to put it back. For example, at first more people were helped by opiates than harmed. As time passed, by the time we realized that relationship had changed, we already had a bunch of addicted citizens. It isn’t too much of a stretch to imagine an authoritarian government using our own surveillance video for nefarious purposes.
- Rainymood 7y agoI don't want to use the word "literally" too much but ... China is literally doing this.
- DocTomoe 7y agoThen you get filmed with something that looks awfully like the joint they found in the trashcan on that grainy security footage, and you're in prison for the next five years, lose your job, your home and your family. It is easy to opt for more surveillance until it comes around to bite you.
- SamuelAdams 7y agoReminds me of this answer: https://security.stackexchange.com/a/33471 https://security.stackexchange.com/a/33471
- simplify 7y agoThat story is entirely fiction: http://www.throwcase.com/2014/12/21/that-five-monkeys-and-a-banana-story-is-rubbish/ http://www.throwcase.com/2014/12/21/that-five-monkeys-and-a-...
- nlarew 7y agoI don't think the message of the story relies on whether or not scientists actually put a bunch of monkeys in a room or not.