Cameras with facial and gait recognition everywhere you go
Some cities have brought these technologies under oversight. The technologies themselves aren't inherently harmful, their misuse is.
Credit cards that track your spending and movement
Totally optional
Contact tracing
What is this even doing here
Daily massive data breaches
Laws are changing to address this from both the supply and demand side.
Every modern car has built in GPS tracking that is uploaded to the dealer and stored
Self-enrolled surveillance is indeed a huge societal problem, but cars aren't on the top of the list. We are all addicted to the GPS tracker in our pocket.
Three letter agency programs to capture as much metadata and content as possible
Encryption is on the rise.
Hash bashed copyright scanning enforcement on your local devices
Not yet, and maybe not ever if we don't stand for it.
this is already a dystopian nightmare and there is no way to go back.
It's not just that you're wrong about this, what grinds my gears is fatalist comments like this that are actively selling fatalism. Don't listen to this devil on your shoulder. The reality of the future is decided by action now.
Some cities have brought these technologies under oversight. The technologies themselves aren't inherently harmful, their misuse is.
Credit cards that track your spending and movement
Totally optional
Contact tracing
What is this even doing here
Daily massive data breaches
Laws are changing to address this from both the supply and demand side.
Every modern car has built in GPS tracking that is uploaded to the dealer and stored
Self-enrolled surveillance is indeed a huge societal problem, but cars aren't on the top of the list. We are all addicted to the GPS tracker in our pocket.
Three letter agency programs to capture as much metadata and content as possible
Encryption is on the rise.
Hash bashed copyright scanning enforcement on your local devices
Not yet, and maybe not ever if we don't stand for it.
this is already a dystopian nightmare and there is no way to go back.
It's not just that you're wrong about this, what grinds my gears is fatalist comments like this that are actively selling fatalism. Don't listen to this devil on your shoulder. The reality of the future is decided by action now.