Many times throughout my life, what would seem like a reasonably easy question to answer has changed dramatically.
30 years ago you could look at data collection and go there’s no way that they could store a meaningful amount of data about everyone.
20 years ago, you could look at data collection and go there’s no way they could have the contents of every phone call It’s just targeted it’s not a big deal
We are at a point now where everything you ever wrote or said could be thrown into a model with such unimaginable levels of lossy compression that they could simply ask it if you are the kind of person who is into whatever the future administration deems as unacceptable and deny you access to things. All you need is a fascist regime or a dictatorship installed and all of a sudden anything you ever did can be used as grounds to lock you up.
On a governmental budget, it wouldn’t even be that expensive and we’re just at the beginning of this.
We have seen that governments can change quickly. We know the data collection is affordable and can be permanent.
Certainly some people privacy-minded to the point of compulsion. But I can’t say that anyone is wrong to seek extreme levels of privacy based on trends and capabilities.
The “leave your cell phone at home and make sure somebody opens your apps and uses them” people aren’t anywhere near as crazy as they used to sound
Many times throughout my life, what would seem like a reasonably easy question to answer has changed dramatically.
30 years ago you could look at data collection and go there’s no way that they could store a meaningful amount of data about everyone.
20 years ago, you could look at data collection and go there’s no way they could have the contents of every phone call It’s just targeted it’s not a big deal
We are at a point now where everything you ever wrote or said could be thrown into a model with such unimaginable levels of lossy compression that they could simply ask it if you are the kind of person who is into whatever the future administration deems as unacceptable and deny you access to things. All you need is a fascist regime or a dictatorship installed and all of a sudden anything you ever did can be used as grounds to lock you up.
On a governmental budget, it wouldn’t even be that expensive and we’re just at the beginning of this.
We have seen that governments can change quickly. We know the data collection is affordable and can be permanent.
Certainly some people privacy-minded to the point of compulsion. But I can’t say that anyone is wrong to seek extreme levels of privacy based on trends and capabilities.
The “leave your cell phone at home and make sure somebody opens your apps and uses them” people aren’t anywhere near as crazy as they used to sound