▲ 1191 ▼ Yay. Underpaid freelance workers are now part of the surveillance state (discuss.online) submitted 2 days ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 159 comments fedilink hide all child comments News article https://cybernews.com/news/flock-uber-lyft-vehicles-surveillance/
[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 56 points 2 days ago (2 children) It isn't just a surveillance state, they are 100% building a behavior prediction algorithm state. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DillDough@lemmy.zip 29 points 2 days ago (3 children) The US government already started pre-crime policing. No future tense about it, full on dystopia is already here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 19 hours ago It won't just be precrime, that's perhaps the most obvious and most blunt use. Essentially, prediction allows for deeper understanding of which actions affects our behavior and how, so they know what to do to get what they want from us. Its next level manipulation of subsets of the populace that results in massive increase in disempowerment. You thought we were powerless before? These tools are digital shepherds and prison guards for all of us. Has the wealthy class worked for or against your interests? If they gain more power, will they work for or against your interests? I don't see anything but tragedy resulting from their further empowerment. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago John Oliver just did an episode on Police Surveillance Technology. It's sad and scary stuff. He also mentioned Atlas of Surveillance, a website to check what's going on in your area. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 7 points 2 days ago If a man is guilty for what goes on in his mind Then give me the electric chair for all my future crimes permalink fedilink source parent [–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago Season 3 of Westworld seems to be a bit more realistic than I had initially thought. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DillDough@lemmy.zip 29 points 2 days ago (3 children) The US government already started pre-crime policing. No future tense about it, full on dystopia is already here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 19 hours ago It won't just be precrime, that's perhaps the most obvious and most blunt use. Essentially, prediction allows for deeper understanding of which actions affects our behavior and how, so they know what to do to get what they want from us. Its next level manipulation of subsets of the populace that results in massive increase in disempowerment. You thought we were powerless before? These tools are digital shepherds and prison guards for all of us. Has the wealthy class worked for or against your interests? If they gain more power, will they work for or against your interests? I don't see anything but tragedy resulting from their further empowerment. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago John Oliver just did an episode on Police Surveillance Technology. It's sad and scary stuff. He also mentioned Atlas of Surveillance, a website to check what's going on in your area. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 7 points 2 days ago If a man is guilty for what goes on in his mind Then give me the electric chair for all my future crimes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 19 hours ago It won't just be precrime, that's perhaps the most obvious and most blunt use. Essentially, prediction allows for deeper understanding of which actions affects our behavior and how, so they know what to do to get what they want from us. Its next level manipulation of subsets of the populace that results in massive increase in disempowerment. You thought we were powerless before? These tools are digital shepherds and prison guards for all of us. Has the wealthy class worked for or against your interests? If they gain more power, will they work for or against your interests? I don't see anything but tragedy resulting from their further empowerment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago John Oliver just did an episode on Police Surveillance Technology. It's sad and scary stuff. He also mentioned Atlas of Surveillance, a website to check what's going on in your area. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 7 points 2 days ago If a man is guilty for what goes on in his mind Then give me the electric chair for all my future crimes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago Season 3 of Westworld seems to be a bit more realistic than I had initially thought. permalink fedilink source parent