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How is this a dystopic future? Unlike a telescreen, you're not forced to put a Nest in your home.
by rasvj 7y ago
How is this a dystopic future? Unlike a telescreen, you're not forced to put a Nest in your home.
- caymanjim 7y agoMaybe not, but many of your neighbors, the police (via ubiquitous public space abuse), every store, every mode of public transportation, and an increasing number of automobiles are all pointing cameras at you, whether you like it or not, and companies like Amazon in particular are actively seeking to aid law enforcement access to all these devices. It's not like you can opt out just because you haven't installed one in your own home.
- rasvj 7y ago>neighbors, the police (via ubiquitous public space abuse), every store, every mode of public transportation, and an increasing number of automobiles are all pointing cameras at you Can be regulated, it is regulated in many places already (like, you can't store recordings for more than 15 days, or you can ask for your images to be removed). >companies like Amazon in particular are actively seeking to aid law enforcement access to all these devices Good.