Re:Apple Is Normalising Surveillance
by matheusmoreira on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @11:37AM
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> making anything that CAN be used for surveillance is normalizing surveillance
It is. Anything that can be abused will be abused, especially by governments. Companies rolling out clearly problematic technology adds legitimacy to them, it makes them normal.
> They have been taught nothing but capitalism, they know nothing but chase money.
Nobody is "taught" capitalism, it is imposed on them. We want to live comfortable, happy lives. We want to have influence in this world. It's not like some trillionaire is gonna come to me and just give me all that.
It is. Anything that can be abused will be abused, especially by governments. Companies rolling out clearly problematic technology adds legitimacy to them, it makes them normal.
> They have been taught nothing but capitalism, they know nothing but chase money.
Nobody is "taught" capitalism, it is imposed on them. We want to live comfortable, happy lives. We want to have influence in this world. It's not like some trillionaire is gonna come to me and just give me all that.