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It's literally out of control. We cannot have a healthy democracy in a systematically surveilled society. When people understand they're being actively and cons
by nicholasjarnold 3y ago
It's literally out of control. We cannot have a healthy democracy in a systematically surveilled society. When people understand they're being actively and constantly surveilled they tend to self-censor their expression. When we do not have a healthy and honest exchange of expression (something that has arguably been being eroded for a long while now) it will fundamentally erode one of the pillars of our society. Kudos to CA and IL for attempting to do something about this legislatively.
As a citizen with some modicum of hope for the future I will vote for strong privacy protections. As an engineer I will not work on products that progress our state of surveillance capitalism (yep, realize the constraints here). I hope others agree and act accordingly.
- nickff 3y agoI’m not sure that these requirements are actually due to Surveillance Capitalism; Government KYC requirements may be the culprits, as they’re steadily on the rise (especially with all the recent sanctions).
- int_19h 3y agoThese are not contradictory things. Capitalism is something that is maintained by the government in the first place - it exists so long as government continues to operate a property right framework that is in favor of large corporate entities. And, of course, said entities bribe the politicians who run the government to continue this state of affairs. In short, surveillance state capitalism that strangles actual free markets and reduces choice is the natural form of capitalism.