minus-squarefriendly_ghost@beehaw.orgtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Mass surveillance is not normallinkfedilinkarrow-up24·edit-26 months agoI find this argument compelling: “We have a physiological need for privacy. Mammals in particular respond poorly to surveillance. We consider it a threat because animals in the wild are tracked by predators, and it makes us feel like prey.” Taken from this TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/jVeqAemtC6w Quoted bit starts at 5:45 linkfedilink
I find this argument compelling:
“We have a physiological need for privacy. Mammals in particular respond poorly to surveillance. We consider it a threat because animals in the wild are tracked by predators, and it makes us feel like prey.”
Taken from this TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/jVeqAemtC6w Quoted bit starts at 5:45