Re:Digital surveillance technologies to fight pandemic must ...
by luckylion on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @11:24AM
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> It’s up to a judge to decide.
Yeah, but he enacts the will of the majority ;)
I totally get & agree with the sentiment, but not in the absolutist form. It's always going to be fuzzy, the question is mostly how we weigh the needs of the many and the needs of the few (or the individual). I do believe that the average response to that is strongly reflected in each nation's laws & culture, with the US emphasizing the individual's needs a lot more.
Yeah, but he enacts the will of the majority ;)
I totally get & agree with the sentiment, but not in the absolutist form. It's always going to be fuzzy, the question is mostly how we weigh the needs of the many and the needs of the few (or the individual). I do believe that the average response to that is strongly reflected in each nation's laws & culture, with the US emphasizing the individual's needs a lot more.