I can identify with that view
somewhat. What used to be the case was that people would heavily
scrutinize, gossip, report, etc. what others were doing. That was
a tyranny of sorts too. By having more photos, video, and social
sharing of all kinds, a much wider range of life was exposed as
being normal, harmless, tolerated, etc. That trend is only going
to continue.
The privacy laws in Europe seem good-hearted. Hopefully they will
turn out well. Not sure that could work in the US, except by
convention.
I've been a bit of a photographer for a long time. There is a lot
of psychology about things, and it has been evolving. And there
have been some funny missteps: Google Glass created a backlash
while nobody cares at all if you have a GoPro running. There is
etiquette about taking someone's picture, with reactions varying
widely. One interesting detail is that if you aren't looking at
someone, they generally don't care if you take their picture. I
have a few spherical cameras that I use as a tourist or in races.
On 9/21/16 10:42 AM, Tom wrote:
I disagree.
One cannot fight a tyranny (let's face it: a surveillance state is
indeed a tyranny) this way. For example, in the EU this kind of stuff is
just forbidden. And with whatever you might come up with, they'll criminalize
it, 0.1% of the "offenders" will be punished and the rest of the
populace will surrender.
Therefore, the one and only effective way to get back freedom is to
shutdown the tyranny. Maybe weapons are required, like in the US
independence war, maybe a massive amount of people is required, like we
east germans did in 1989.
Anything else are illusions.
Tom
sdw