The latest iPhones came with a LIDAR feature installed. Literally people paying for technology that can scan a room and report back to (who knows) anyone that h

The latest iPhones came with a LIDAR feature installed. Literally people paying for technology that can scan a room and report back to (who knows) anyone that has access to the device's telemetry. In the future, apps like TikTok, FaceBook, Meta and whatever can simply access the scanner, or the data storage from the device and have access to a wealth of information on any user they want. Facial recognition is just the surface of a festering violation of individual user privacy. Once these companies manage to capture data, it has value for years into the future even if it is shut down at any point later. Indeed, our privacy rights have already been violated and owned... Privacy should be protected by law at the source of data collection -- THE DEVICE LEVEL -- not just at the app level. Phones, Cameras, ATMs, Cars, etc... The devices and apps that we pay for and use (respectively), should not enable data collection that can be used against us in any way for extortion or manipulation, especially in incriminating circumstances. Current law provides for protections about this to an extent, but courts are still not educated and active enough, and the laws are fairly weak in specificity to properly enforce those standards. I obey the law, but even the simplest data gathered by companies on us can become a means of manipulation or extortion that companies can use over time against us covertly. Think about private/personal data use in determining bank loans, job opportunities, court cases, and in health insurance. Possibly the biggest crime is that we're eagerly lining up to pay for the devices and sign up for apps that aid the corruption at higher costs overall than ever.