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Is there another way? This form of crowd sourcing data is how you are able to know when your next bus or train arrives. But what is the alternative? Should th

Is there another way? This form of crowd sourcing data is how you are able to know when your next bus or train arrives. But what is the alternative? Should the concerned government body take it up? Your government releases a Maps application and asks citizens to use that...People are still going to have privacy concerns with that! Or we simply decide to wait for the next bus and not bother to know when it arrives. Go back to a laid back life? Many mortals think that is a good idea, and, that is OK. Like it or not, privacy is a problem of our civilization. Privacy problems are not going to go away. It up to the kingdom of humanity to live in good faith...But I have faith we might figure this out one day. Just not today...

pizza234 6y ago
> Or we simply decide to wait for the next bus and not bother to know when it arrives. Go back to a laid back life? Many mortals think that is a good idea, and, that is OK. I'm one of those mortals; my data connection is disabled on the phone and used only for emergencies (last time I've used it was months ago). Ultimately it fits in the big picture of the connected life. One can still live disconnected, and pay 10% of the "convenience price", but save 100% of the associated problems. I don't blame the connected lifestyle but the more I think about it, the more it looks like an addiction to me, and the big companies are capitalizing on it. I don't agree with them, but I can hardly blame them - it takes one tap to switch the connection off.
- cassepipe 6y ago
  I would love to do that but if I want encrypted messaging such as Signal, the internet has to be on... That's a problem.
- deostroll 6y ago
  It could be we have shady internet habits too. God knows if we, for e.g., in our youth signed up to some online service, and, got our data leaked.
Mediterraneo10 6y ago
> Is there another way? This form of crowd sourcing data is how you are able to know when your next bus or train arrives. A standard format for public transportation schedules exists, and many municipalities already provide that format to the public so that map-app developers can show public-transit details. So, people can find out when their next bus or train is going to arrive without giving up any of their own privacy.

pizza234 6y ago

> Or we simply decide to wait for the next bus and not bother to know when it arrives. Go back to a laid back life? Many mortals think that is a good idea, and, that is OK. I'm one of those mortals; my data connection is disabled on the phone and used only for emergencies (last time I've used it was months ago). Ultimately it fits in the big picture of the connected life. One can still live disconnected, and pay 10% of the "convenience price", but save 100% of the associated problems. I don't blame the connected lifestyle but the more I think about it, the more it looks like an addiction to me, and the big companies are capitalizing on it. I don't agree with them, but I can hardly blame them - it takes one tap to switch the connection off.

cassepipe 6y ago
I would love to do that but if I want encrypted messaging such as Signal, the internet has to be on... That's a problem.
deostroll 6y ago
It could be we have shady internet habits too. God knows if we, for e.g., in our youth signed up to some online service, and, got our data leaked.

Mediterraneo10 6y ago

> Is there another way? This form of crowd sourcing data is how you are able to know when your next bus or train arrives. A standard format for public transportation schedules exists, and many municipalities already provide that format to the public so that map-app developers can show public-transit details. So, people can find out when their next bus or train is going to arrive without giving up any of their own privacy.