A new kind of license-plate-reading camera will also scrape the smart devices you take with you, and wrap all that data in a nice little bow for law enforcement and the government.
Almost everybody I know is firmly of the, “I don’t need privacy;
And more… they think YOU don’t need it either. They are very happy giving away YOUR privacy along with their own.
I think most ppl honestly don’t realize how corrosive it is, to a whole society, when privacy is completely lost.
It seems kinda like smoking? The cigarette today does not kill me tomorrow. But 10 more years, now I have cancer. I can’t point to the exact single cigarette that caused that. It was a collective effect. The same with giving away privacy. It hurts us all, long term.
so does mine. I share your doubts, because I believe at the end of the day these systems are built to help public officials evade accountability.
its so much easier for a private company to fuck up and fine them for it(aka, cost of doing business) than any of the historical alternatives that pin accountability on our public institutions.
And more… they think YOU don’t need it either. They are very happy giving away YOUR privacy along with their own.
I think most ppl honestly don’t realize how corrosive it is, to a whole society, when privacy is completely lost.
It seems kinda like smoking? The cigarette today does not kill me tomorrow. But 10 more years, now I have cancer. I can’t point to the exact single cigarette that caused that. It was a collective effect. The same with giving away privacy. It hurts us all, long term.
My state has a solid law prohibiting retention and sharing of LPR data, but I have my doubts about compliance and enforcement.
And yes, everyone is fine giving away the personal info and privacy of everyone else. Infuriates me…
so does mine. I share your doubts, because I believe at the end of the day these systems are built to help public officials evade accountability.
its so much easier for a private company to fuck up and fine them for it(aka, cost of doing business) than any of the historical alternatives that pin accountability on our public institutions.