Thursday, October 16, 2008
Who's Watching?
This article explains that with the current evolution of technology such as MPeg4, camcorders, cameraphones,and RFID chips people will have less privacy than they used to. People call this ivasion of privacy "sousveillance." "The reason sousveillance is such a concern is that it is not under control and there are no transparently obvious ways it could be brought under control.
If a major retailer were to abuse customers' privacy, customers could at least look to a watchdog to do something about it. If a government department does something silly with your personal data, I imagine there is an ombudsman to whom you could complain. But if someone with a cameraphone snaps you going to a sensitive business meeting and then emails it to a competitor, it is hard to imagine what could done about it." According to this article the current evolution of technology and "Souveillance" is an ivasion of privacy.
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