The Rise of ‘Luxury Surveillance’
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The Rise of ‘Luxury Surveillance’
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#2I hope this doesn't get flagged, although I thought to flag it about a quarter of the way in. Essentially the thesis is that people opting into personal surveillance are changing norms, changes that will be misused by state and employer power against people who don't opt in.
Hidden below all of this is the normalization of surveillance that consistently targets marginalized communities. The difference between a smartwatch and an ankle monitor is, in many ways, a matter of context: Who wears one for purported betterment, and who wears one because they are having state power enacted against them? Looking back to Detroit, surveillance cameras, facial recognition, and microphones are supposedly in place to help residents, although there is scant evidence that these technologies reduce crime. Meanwhile, the widespread adoption of surveillance technologies—even ones that offer supposed benefits—creates an environment where even more surveillance is deemed acceptable. After all, there are already cameras and microphones everywhere.
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#4I hope this doesn't get flagged, although I thought to flag it about a quarter of the way in. Essentially the thesis is that people opting into personal surveillance are changing norms, changes that will be misused by state and employer power against people who don't opt in. Hidden below all of this is the normalization of surveillance that consistently targets marginalized communities. The difference between a smart…
I haven't read the article but I think the outrage is misplaced. There are people forced to wear a Islamic head dress. The solution is not to ban Islamic head dress. There are people forced into sex slavery and prostitution. The solution isn't to ban prostitution. There are people who are forced into an abortion. The solution is not to ban abortion.
The solution to abuse cannot be curtailing of rights.
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#5If there were an Amazon Prison option, I wonder how many people would choose it. Need to serve time? Skip the cell and stay home with a robust suite of real-time behavior analytics to ensure compliance. Conversations are processed locally and scanned for restricted subjects with advanced AI. A special Amazon Prison store offers a full suite of approved products with automatic payments, accessible with Alexa, and customized meal plans are optimized by biometrics. Need money? Work is available on Mechanical Turk at reduced rates for store credit only. Now available for undocumented immigrants awaiting processing!
Re: The Rise of ‘Luxury Surveillance’
#6I hope this doesn't get flagged, although I thought to flag it about a quarter of the way in. Essentially the thesis is that people opting into personal surveillance are changing norms, changes that will be misused by state and employer power against people who don't opt in. Hidden below all of this is the normalization of surveillance that consistently targets marginalized communities. The difference between a smart…
I haven't read the article but I think the outrage is misplaced. There are people forced to wear a Islamic head dress. The solution is not to ban Islamic head dress. There are people forced into sex slavery and prostitution. The solution isn't to ban prostitution. There are people who are forced into an abortion. The solution is not to ban abortion. The solution to abuse cannot be curtailing of rights.
Pooper, you should run for office
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#7Disappointed that the author went straight to the cliche:this technology is bad because isn’t perfect and here and can be used in nefarious ways.
His argument has been tackled extensively by academics, techies and journos. The author’s opening but could be classed as plagiarism in an academic setting for how familiar its beats are.
There are many critiques of Amazon survelliance/tracking products and wish the authors would’ve engaged them.
Hopefully the author gets feedback and grows from this
Re: The Rise of ‘Luxury Surveillance’
#8I hope this doesn't get flagged, although I thought to flag it about a quarter of the way in. Essentially the thesis is that people opting into personal surveillance are changing norms, changes that will be misused by state and employer power against people who don't opt in. Hidden below all of this is the normalization of surveillance that consistently targets marginalized communities. The difference between a smart…
This is definitely a point the author could have touched on more.
How will environments without this purported widespread adoption of surveillance technologies react to an increase of these 'luxury surveillance' items? Will they also gradually accept more (government-imposed) surveillance into their lives? Maybe even demand it? Or is acceptance of surveillance culturally biased?
Re: The Rise of ‘Luxury Surveillance’
#9Disappointed that the author went straight to the cliche:this technology is bad because isn’t perfect and here and can be used in nefarious ways. His argument has been tackled extensively by academics, techies and journos. The author’s opening but could be classed as plagiarism in an academic setting for how familiar its beats are. There are many critiques of Amazon survelliance/tracking products and wish the authors…
> this technology is bad because isn’t perfect and here and can be used in nefarious ways
Did you click through to the wired article ([0]) about the tech disproportionately making false positive identifications of black people?
The thesis is not, "surveillance can be misused by authorities / corporations", but rather "surveillance technology as it currently exists is killing and/or ruining the lives of, specifically, falsely-accused black people".
> Hopefully the author gets feedback and grows from this
[0] https://www.wired.com/story/wrongful-arrests-ai-derailed-3-m...
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#10If there were an Amazon Prison option, I wonder how many people would choose it. Need to serve time? Skip the cell and stay home with a robust suite of real-time behavior analytics to ensure compliance. Conversations are processed locally and scanned for restricted subjects with advanced AI. A special Amazon Prison store offers a full suite of approved products with automatic payments, accessible with Alexa, and cust…
If I had the choice to serve a sentence in real prison or Amazon Prison, I’m 100% on Team Jassy.