Police in U.S. say technology is helpful but researchers say Canada should hesitate before using it

  •  jsdz   ( @jsdz@lemmy.ml ) 
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    11 months ago

    I wonder how disastrously bad things will need to get before it finally breaks through into public consciousness that maybe putting surveillance cameras everywhere was a bad idea. I expect we’ll find out in a couple of decades.

    •  SkyNTP   ( @SkyNTP@lemmy.ml ) 
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      911 months ago

      This isn’t really the issue.

      The real issue is that people have become so soft, so INCREDIBLY dependant on convenience, that they have given up all control. Having autonomy/privacy/ownership over your own environment is just too much work. It’s easier to just let someone else handle the surveillance system for you. What could go wrong?

      This issue of complacency plagues just about everything, from cloud computing and banking to transportation and housing.