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There are many posts on HN about invasion of privacy and surveillance. Even if you’re “not doing anything wrong” you should strongly oppose any data collection
by tppiotrowski 6y ago
There are many posts on HN about invasion of privacy and surveillance. Even if you’re “not doing anything wrong” you should strongly oppose any data collection that could be used against you in the future.
On the other hand we also seem to permit recording in other situations like law enforcement.
Eager to hear how people distinguish these two scenarios. Is it that if you’re a public figure or tax funded then your actions should be open to public scrutiny? I know companies operate in private but still need to make some data publicly available. Is there a balance? What is a good heuristic for how much data we should collect on cops, politicians, companies etc while still respecting privacy.
- tppiotrowski 6y agoNot sure why I got downvoted for this? I’m just trying to learn.
- lsllc 6y agoAs for the original (gp) comment, you should check the HN guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html This (parent) comment falls foul of: "Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading."
- Tepix 6y agoRecording is permitted, the issue is live streaming.
- matheusmoreira 6y ago> Is it that if you’re a public figure or tax funded then your actions should be open to public scrutiny? Yes, always. Governments are given extraordinary powers by the people. Transparency is necessary to ensure these powers aren't being abused. Otherwise it's easy for corruption to set in.