Privacy: One of the Most Fundamental Human Rights, yet Constantly Under Threat
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Re: Privacy: One of the Most Fundamental Human Rights, yet Constantly Under Threat
#2I’m personally reminded of the Pied Piper of Hamelin (which has some historical evidence for being a true story)…
Re: Privacy: One of the Most Fundamental Human Rights, yet Constantly Under Threat
#3A decent but a little bit too alarmist essay in my opinion. A few reservations also, starting with:
"Our actions, our words, even our thoughts, are being monitored, recorded, and analyzed. The sanctity of our homes, once our refuge from the world, is under threat."
"It’s not just mere data; rather, it’s a master key to the sealed vaults of our thoughts and experiences."
The mind-reading stuff is still a fantasy and will be so also in the future. Then:
"An individual’s freedom of speech hinges significantly on their ability to communicate privately without fear of reprisal."
True enough in principle, but I'd reckon that in the current infodemic it is more about who is given a voice (or a megaphone). Furthermore:
"Enterprises are no longer solely engaged in the commerce of goods or services; they are also playing a part in a grand, global data accumulation endeavour, where consumer data assumes colossal worth."
Once again true enough, but then again, most of data is garbage, useless beyond the immediate moment of pushing an ad or two. Finally:
"This isn’t a criticism aimed at those agencies responsible for our national security."
I am not sure whether their job either is made easier or worse by the vast amounts of garbage.
Re: Privacy: One of the Most Fundamental Human Rights, yet Constantly Under Threat
#4I’m personally reminded of the Pied Piper of Hamelin (which has some historical evidence for being a true story)…
I don't follow
Re: Privacy: One of the Most Fundamental Human Rights, yet Constantly Under Threat
#5A decent but a little bit too alarmist essay in my opinion. A few reservations also, starting with: "Our actions, our words, even our thoughts , are being monitored, recorded, and analyzed. The sanctity of our homes, once our refuge from the world, is under threat." "It’s not just mere data; rather, it’s a master key to the sealed vaults of our thoughts and experiences." The mind-reading stuff is still a fantasy and…
> “ This isn’t a criticism aimed at those agencies responsible for our national security.”
Why the heck not? Snowden? NSA? GCHQ? FBI having 280,000 abuses? I don’t get this logic.
Re: Privacy: One of the Most Fundamental Human Rights, yet Constantly Under Threat
#6I’m personally reminded of the Pied Piper of Hamelin (which has some historical evidence for being a true story)…
I don't follow
Telly (and similar) is the Pied Piper and the children the people who follow along for his free music and entertainment.
Though I get it’s a stretch - I re-read the story so it’s fresh on my mind.
Re: Privacy: One of the Most Fundamental Human Rights, yet Constantly Under Threat
#7A decent but a little bit too alarmist essay in my opinion. A few reservations also, starting with: "Our actions, our words, even our thoughts , are being monitored, recorded, and analyzed. The sanctity of our homes, once our refuge from the world, is under threat." "It’s not just mere data; rather, it’s a master key to the sealed vaults of our thoughts and experiences." The mind-reading stuff is still a fantasy and…
> The mind-reading stuff is still a fantasy and will be so also in the future.
Haha, of course they don't literally read our minds, but with enough data, it's possible to gather a lot about the way a person thinks
Re: Privacy: One of the Most Fundamental Human Rights, yet Constantly Under Threat
#8Well I dare say, before civilization, when people lived in small tribes, there was no privacy in your tribe.
But now, comparing to back then, all other "tribes" can see what you are doing.
Re: Privacy: One of the Most Fundamental Human Rights, yet Constantly Under Threat
#9As an individual, I want privacy of course.
But is privacy really important to mankind?
If we look at mankind as an organism, the organism can function better if each part knows what the other part is doing. If the left hand knows what the right hand does.
Isn't it the same with mankind? Maybe a society is more efficient without privacy. And more efficiency of the society would benefit its members.
Re: Privacy: One of the Most Fundamental Human Rights, yet Constantly Under Threat
#10A decent but a little bit too alarmist essay in my opinion. A few reservations also, starting with: "Our actions, our words, even our thoughts , are being monitored, recorded, and analyzed. The sanctity of our homes, once our refuge from the world, is under threat." "It’s not just mere data; rather, it’s a master key to the sealed vaults of our thoughts and experiences." The mind-reading stuff is still a fantasy and…
> The mind-reading stuff is still a fantasy and will be so also in the future.
Fantasy today, sure — judging by advertising categories I was getting placed in at least a few years back, the AI don't generally have the ability to infer much from revealed preferences, despite the odd headline every so often.
But in the future?
Even ignoring the possibility that the aforementioned advertising-AI get better, there's Neuralink and whatever competition it ends up getting.