License Plate Cameras Will Soon Track Phones, Wearables, Infotainment, and Even Your Pets
5 days ago by ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to c/privacy
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.
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.
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@lemmy.ml
A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
Some Rules
- Posting a link to a website containing tracking isn't great, if contents of the website are behind a paywall maybe copy them into the post
- Don't promote proprietary software
- Try to keep things on topic
- If you have a question, please try searching for previous discussions, maybe it has already been answered
- Reposts are fine, but should have at least a couple of weeks in between so that the post can reach a new audience
- Be nice :)
Related communities
much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)
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I hate this timeline. Almost everybody I know is firmly of the, "I don't need privacy; I have nothing to hide!" or, "It's just a little bit of surveillance, and if it can help find murderers, fine," persuasion. All as our freedom is willingly snapped and scraped away.
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