That’s going to be unpopular to say around here, but the truth is that technology is largely amoral.
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rumba@piefed.zip 12 hours ago
I’ve love to have private alpr’s in my neighborhood. We’ve had mailbox thefts and people driving around breaking into cars, even had car stolen. These guys are changing their plates regularly, but it would be super cool to at least get a neighborhood wide alert if someone who’s done done shit has rentered our neighborhood. I’m just not keen on giving that data to 3rd parties lock stock and barrel
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
While the tech may be amoral, its still implemented and utilized by pricks whose goal is control.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Yup, and its important to communicate that or we risk losing our voice in the general public and look like Luddites
Feyd@programming.dev 11 hours ago
Just FYI, using the term luddite derogatorily may not be as cool as you think it is. They were essentially an instance of organized labor flexing their power and not really “against technological advancement” like the term gets bandied about.
Feyd@programming.dev 11 hours ago
The problem with surveillance tech is that even if it was initially implemented with the best intentions by good people that aren’t seeking to abuse it, it can change hands.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
That is true
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 11 hours ago
Enabling a surveillance state is not amoral.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Your phrasing seems to imply I said it was, but I never said that.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 9 hours ago
The technology enables the surveillance state. Therefore the technology is not amoral.
amju_wolf@pawb.social 5 hours ago
Thw issue youll run into is effectiveness at that small scale, sonyoull be tempted to share data with other systems like that, and eventually you’ll end up creating a different flock.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
The idea and motive and intention is great. The outcome is always evil.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
So you could do what?