[__MatrixMan__]

Wherever possible I think we should prefer ways of getting along with each other which make the state irrelevant.

It's never polite to record when you know the other party does not consent, but I'm not sure it should be illegal.

[squigz]

Not everyone is polite. One might argue that most people aren't.

[johann8384]

Wherever possible I think we should prefer ways of getting along with each other.

[squigz]

So do I. And maybe that works on an individual or small-scale level, but it sort of falls apart when talking about a society with tens of millions (or more...) of people with vastly different cultures, values, upbringings, beliefs... We can't just rely on everyone "getting along": we need rules and guidelines. We need laws.

Even in this thread you can see differing opinions on the privacy aspects of this device. When talking about something as important as privacy, I don't think we can afford to just hope everyone agrees with us and... what, ignore the people who don't? That doesn't seem good for society or people living in them.

[Forgeties79]

To expand on this: A lot of this is because even if 90% of people get along/generally agree, it only takes a fraction of that remaining 10% to throw a wrench into everyone’s collective gears. The Internet makes it very easy for a couple of people to make a lot of trouble for thousands with minimal effort