[zo1]

The future is coming, and the tech that can enable authoritarian behavior will come no matter what we do as they're just tools. It's been here and around us in ever-increasing forms for decades and yet we haven't necessarily devolved into a big brother state.

What we should be worrying is actual usages of grand scale citizen-control and monitoring projects that are enabled by technology. Think China, not UK or US.

[longtom]

> and yet we haven't necessarily devolved into a big brother state.

Well this is damn close. It just needs an executive apparatus which is where drones surely come in handy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_surveillance_disclosure...

[8fingerlouie]

And yet, a $0.50 facemask will completely destroy the surveillance.

[eunos]

Nah, gait based subject recognition might come in the future.

[anigbrowl]

Gait based recognition is way overrated, plus it's a lot harder to sell to a jury.

[jakear]

Already in use in places like China. And we know the US govt has secret courts to authorize wiretaps. We’re on the brink.

[gsich]

Why use hypothetical stuff as an argument?

[HPsquared]

Maybe wear high heels?

[bonestamp2]

We have to worry about it in the US and the UK too. I mean, monitoring is already widespread in the US, UK, Canada, etc. Filtering, and therefore control, was almost reality in the UK last year, albeit limited to pornography. But it's a slippery slope in both cases.