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> But most would absolutely disapprove if they sat at the "God console" and saw other people's lives the way the vast towers of computing power and machine lea
by CyberRabbi 5y ago
> But most would absolutely disapprove if they sat at the "God console" and saw other people's lives the way the vast towers of computing power and machine learning can.
Sure maybe they would disapprove but they would probably still use their phones even after being horrified by the god console. The fact is that the average person is already aware their phone is spying on them without being told by the manufacturer yet they still use their phones. On a visceral level, the benefit of their phone far outweighs abstract privacy concerns.
For example, a troubling amount of people were seriously paranoid about 5G somehow causing them harm. What percentage of that group do you think will continue to use their 5G phone? I would guess upward of 80%
- titzer 5y ago> What percentage of that group do you think will continue to use their 5G phone? I would guess upward of 80% I know. But people still smoke even after seeing pictures of cancer-ridden lungs. We're all little crack addicts.
- CyberRabbi 5y ago> But people still smoke even after seeing pictures of cancer-ridden lungs. Great point all around. Similar to the smoking problem, I think if we want behavior around privacy to change it will require large amounts of funding and public campaigns. I think it’s unlikely there will be a grassroots effort.
- squarefoot 5y ago> On a visceral level, the benefit of their phone far outweighs abstract privacy concerns. True. Most have been fed the "if you have nothing to hide..." bullshit for too long, so they now think only criminals must have something to hide, which is nonsense, and paves the way to potentially horrific development if taken to the letter.