[LexiMax]

> No one is likely to be looking up my license plate and looking at my movements, because I don't do anything that would warrant that kind of attention.

What makes you so incredibly sure that you will never in your lifetime do a single thing that would ever draw this kind of attention, no matter who is pulling the levers of power?

[try_the_bass]

I live in a country where such abuses are rare? They happen, sure, and are broadly covered when they do, but this distorts the perception of how often they happen, which is "not very often".

I also don't commit crimes, so I really don't have much to worry about.

This, coupled with the fact that I will leave the country if abuses start to become more common, gives me a lot of confidence that I indeed have nothing to worry about.

And I like the decreases in crime that these kinds of technologies drive. The downside of them can be large, sure, but the downside risk is minimal. The upside is small to medium, but is real and demonstrable.

To me, that makes it worth it, and I tire of folks who would prevent the upsides of various technologies, based on hypotheticals, vanishingly unlikely scenarios, and their own downside risks--which might, as it turns out, be large because they're the ones committing crimes?

[LexiMax]

> This, coupled with the fact that I will leave the country if abuses start to become more common, gives me a lot of confidence that I indeed have nothing to worry about.

There's a lot about your post that seemed naive, but this one takes the cake.

Given how we treat immigrants in the US, and the wave of anti-immigrant sentiment that seems to be rising throughout the world, what makes you think the world would actually want you in their country?

[try_the_bass]

> what makes you think the world would actually want you in their country?

Because I would bring value to their country by being a productive, taxpaying citizen?

[LexiMax]

> Because I would bring value to their country by being a productive, taxpaying citizen?

This has never prevented immigrants from becoming populist scapegoats.

[try_the_bass]

And plenty of immigrants have lived successful, productive lives in such environments.

You're just arguing vague hypotheticals at this point, and two can easily play that game and get no where.

I'm not sure what your point is anymore other than "I disagree with you and I'm going to invent hypotheticals to counter everything you say".