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by hk1337
996 days ago
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> Google's perspective is: "we can be a responsible steward of this data for this new age of privacy-conscious ad targeting". This often happens with government laws and policies too, in the U.S. Google may indeed be a good, responsible steward of the data but what those that come after them? |
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I don't think this is a good argument, because the same argument can be used against technological advancement of any kind.
For example with genetics research that addresses diseases - you can say "ah but even though the current government is responsible, who is to say that we won't get a bad govt in 20 years who will use this capability to use bioweapons that perform genocide".
We shouldn't build factories, because the next generation can convert those factories into ones that make guns?
No, we have to count on each generation of humans to be responsible. This worked for the last ~5000 years of civilization or so, and I think it's the way it has to keep working