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I think we are at a point where legislation will be needed and there should be a clear list of what kind of data will be collected by the device throughout this
by belval 5y ago
I think we are at a point where legislation will be needed and there should be a clear list of what kind of data will be collected by the device throughout this lifespan akin to nutrition facts for food. That list should not be possible to alter at all (because otherwise they would lock the app lest you approve the new requirements).
Something like:
This device will share:
- Age
- Gender
- Voice commands
- Wifi name
- Location
If a manufacturer wants more data they have to change the tag at the store and only the newer device will have the additional data collection. If the manufacturer pushes an update to get more data on users that have the older tag they get a $X fine per affected user, where X is ideally a real cost-prohibiting amount like 25-50% of the price of the device.
Is there any reason why we can't have something like that?
- stackbutterflow 5y agoTechnology moves faster than law. I agree that we need to do something about it. It's getting ridiculous.
- belval 5y agoI mean corporation are just optimizing to make money which (at least to me) is not an issue, but we must set rules to make sure that this gross overreach stops otherwise we'll have mics in every room and any shred of privacy that might've remained will be gone.
- gnulinux 5y agoIt's way past the point it's ridiculous. It's starting to get dangerous, and if we don't take action now, this is going to be a systemic problem, not unlike ethnic/racial biases in justice systems throughout the world.
- MiddleEndian 5y agoI don't think it should just be a fine. If I sold you a couch and then broke into your house and spied on you, I'd face some sort of criminal charge, even if I emailed you a fifty page document with a "privacy policy" first. So why not the people responsible for this?