King@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoUS tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the priceapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up180cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up180external-linkUS tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the priceapnews.comKing@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square5linkfedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThe problem is the state, not the surveillance. Surveillance does have legitimate societal benefits, but like any tool what matters is how it’s used.
minus-squareearthworm@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 days agoI agree that the (primary) problem is the state. We’re talking about surveillance in the context of a surveillance empire, not just cops having bodycams (that they they can turn off at will). Surveillance at scale is like giving a chronic pain patient a freezer full of fentanyl. With perfect discipline, it’s not a problem. It’s effective pain medication that they’ll only use when they need it. They will always find excuses to “need” it. After all, why not?
The problem is the state, not the surveillance. Surveillance does have legitimate societal benefits, but like any tool what matters is how it’s used.
I agree that the (primary) problem is the state.
We’re talking about surveillance in the context of a surveillance empire, not just cops having bodycams (that they they can turn off at will).
Surveillance at scale is like giving a chronic pain patient a freezer full of fentanyl.
With perfect discipline, it’s not a problem. It’s effective pain medication that they’ll only use when they need it.
They will always find excuses to “need” it.
After all, why not?