3000 years ago, a king wrote that even if you speak a word in your own bedroom, a little bird will fly away and tell the king. It is in the Bible. Technology hasn't really changed the game. Most people still trust the government, and report anything "unusual" to it. Most crimes against you will be done by those close to you; friends and family. That is the experience of my legal friends.
I was going to start by talking about the fact that social media can't come after you with guns and exact taxes. Previous commenters covered that well.
But government doesn't share the info they collect. They sit on it. At least with Facebook, when I share information with friends, there is a good expectation of reciprocity. With government, it is almost all one way.
If government made it clear WHAT information they had on me, and gave me an opportunity to annotate their observations, and if they made decisions affecting me with MY INPUT beyond and above the secret info they collect, I'd have no problem with the information they already collect. I mean, we can't stop them. At every period in history, government has collected as much information as they can. What is important is transparency and accountability. The glass ceiling isn't just for women and racial minorities.
If we're going to live in a feudal society, we should at least be honest about it. I hate the pretty illusions and lies.
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3000 years ago, a king wrote that even if you speak a word in your own bedroom, a little bird will fly away and tell the king. It is in the Bible. Technology hasn't really changed the game. Most people still trust the government, and report anything "unusual" to it. Most crimes against you will be done by those close to you; friends and family. That is the experience of my legal friends.
I was going to start by talking about the fact that social media can't come after you with guns and exact taxes. Previous commenters covered that well. But government doesn't share the info they collect. They sit on it. At least with Facebook, when I share information with friends, there is a good expectation of reciprocity. With government, it is almost all one way. If government made it clear WHAT information they had on me, and gave me an opportunity to annotate their observations, and if they made decisions affecting me with MY INPUT beyond and above the secret info they collect, I'd have no problem with the information they already collect. I mean, we can't stop them. At every period in history, government has collected as much information as they can. What is important is transparency and accountability. The glass ceiling isn't just for women and racial minorities. If we're going to live in a feudal society, we should at least be honest about it. I hate the pretty illusions and lies.