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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure 'citizens will be on their best behavior' | Business Insider India (www.businessinsider.in)

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[–] sentientity@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And not for the better. I think people are actually much less kind to each other when they are aware of being observed. Or worse, deliberately performing for content.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, another factor I didn’t even mention. The voluntary surveillance.

[–] sentientity@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Clarissa-Jan Lim wrote a great article which called it 'Panopticontent'. That phrase lives in my head forever now.