Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by username223 3050 days ago
> My stance on the smart home and privacy phenomenon is optimistic... Surveillance is unstoppable at this point, ...

This seems like a clear contradiction, unless your username is unironic. I'm basically pessimistic: surveillance is stoppable, but we probably won't, because we get free cat pictures, and Google has figured out that lobbying is the best thing it can do with its cash hoard. However, thanks to lazy idiots like Equifax, some people are slowly realizing that the surveillance economy may cost more than they want to pay. There are a few crumbs of hope for a positive outcome.