Yup. I wouldn’t put it past the average person to see this and be happy. It hits the feel goods and for people who aren’t already attuned to digital privacy concerns they likely aren’t going to extrapolate the end game.
Privacy has always been a slippery slope issue which makes it very difficult to explain to people without sounding like a conspiracy theorist. Only when it’s too late and people are negatively impacted does it become obvious, and by then it’s too late.
Another area that isn’t getting enough attention is Amazon Sidewalk. They’re actively building out a network so these devices can share information (albeit limited) with each other even if you deny them internet access. Again, the tech is cool, but the possibilities are concerning.
As a kid I used to love tech and I remember reading CES coverage with anticipation and wonder. When Google Glass was demo’d I thought it was the coolest thing. Now there’s no way I’d voluntarily put AR glasses that weren’t FOSS on my face.
This is 100% the experience I have had. Could not vibe harder with this.
Most of the time people have paid a premium for their new watch, camera, door bell, service and you try to point out that it connecting to the cloud or AI is overly complicated and not required for the result they are so happy about. You go on to say that the company is probably selling, exploiting and using that data to minipulating you… But you just come off as unhinged.
There is nothing good about america atm the only benifit is that there are some really good examples of why “I’ve got nothing to hide” is deeply flawed. This helps cut through to normal people.
Yup. I wouldn’t put it past the average person to see this and be happy. It hits the feel goods and for people who aren’t already attuned to digital privacy concerns they likely aren’t going to extrapolate the end game.
Privacy has always been a slippery slope issue which makes it very difficult to explain to people without sounding like a conspiracy theorist. Only when it’s too late and people are negatively impacted does it become obvious, and by then it’s too late.
Another area that isn’t getting enough attention is Amazon Sidewalk. They’re actively building out a network so these devices can share information (albeit limited) with each other even if you deny them internet access. Again, the tech is cool, but the possibilities are concerning.
As a kid I used to love tech and I remember reading CES coverage with anticipation and wonder. When Google Glass was demo’d I thought it was the coolest thing. Now there’s no way I’d voluntarily put AR glasses that weren’t FOSS on my face.
This is 100% the experience I have had. Could not vibe harder with this.
Most of the time people have paid a premium for their new watch, camera, door bell, service and you try to point out that it connecting to the cloud or AI is overly complicated and not required for the result they are so happy about. You go on to say that the company is probably selling, exploiting and using that data to minipulating you… But you just come off as unhinged.
There is nothing good about america atm the only benifit is that there are some really good examples of why “I’ve got nothing to hide” is deeply flawed. This helps cut through to normal people.