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Re:NH judge orders Amazon to give Echo recordings in murder ... by Kiro on Saturday November 10, 2018 @04:52AM (#18420650)
Yes, I agree but for me personally I don't care even if that dystopia happened. It's still worth it for me, again, personally. I'm against mass-surveillance because then it affects everyone, whether you agree on it or not but in this case I'm actively buying this thing and expose myself to it.
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Re:NH judge orders Amazon to give Echo recordings in murder ... by rcMgD2BwE72F on Saturday November 10, 2018 @07:08AM (#18421006)
>Yes, I agree but for me personally I don't care

That is contradictory.

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Re:NH judge orders Amazon to give Echo recordings in murder ... by jeremyjh on Saturday November 10, 2018 @07:59AM (#18421145)
It is not. The difference is choice. Mass surveillance does not offer you a choice about participating, or ties that choice to some everyday activity. Putting an Echo in your home is a choice.
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Re:NH judge orders Amazon to give Echo recordings in murder ... by usrusr on Saturday November 10, 2018 @11:47AM (#18422102)
Choice can be a very weak consolation. Just like how not driving isn't really a viable choice in many regions (although nobody is technically being forced to drive), if choice makes surveillance acceptable, that choice could easily be eroded to the point of being merely a theoretical option. "You want to live without surveillance? Your choice, because we respect that choice so much we have set up special surveillance free zones in Pennsylvania"
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Re:NH judge orders Amazon to give Echo recordings in murder ... by chmod775 on Saturday November 10, 2018 @07:22AM (#18421047)
What he probably meant to say: "I do care, but only because of others who may need/want privacy."
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