Comment by Frannky

Comment by Frannky 12 hours ago

The problem with these types of technologies is that you will be at the mercy of whoever uses them. It's like chat control, censorship, gun laws, etc. You can't control how they will be leveraged.

I lived in California for some time a few years ago, and it was a mess, so I understand people being okay with this type of stuff if it will make them more secure, but it's a very risky slippery slope.

The other thing is that with all the data Google has, they can probably uncover everything they need just by paying for Google Ads data :/

throwawayqqq11 5 hours ago

> gun laws

... arent as vital as other freedoms like travel, anonymity, speech and contract. I dont like this conflation because i see it as a nasty and harmful bias.

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potato3732842 2 hours ago

All those other rights are backed up by credible capacity for violence. You need to distribute some of that credible capacity for violence among the populace in order to check the long tail of potential abuses the system (not necessarily the government, though there is much overlap) may engage in.
There's a discussion to be had about what the right amount is though.

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p0w3n3d 7 hours ago

Big old cable connected to people's heads to control their movements and their thoughts would make some people feel more secure, but this is not what we're going to agree to. That's not enough that some people feel not secure...

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