We may just be better off just regulating what government and people are allowed to do with the data. Because, at least in my mind, the data is neutral. I don't personally care if the government has a bunch of records of where I go, as long as they aren't going to use it to do something bad.
I think a lot of netizens value anonymity and tend to conflate it with privacy. I don't think anonymity is necessary for liberty or freedom. Small town folk don't have anonymity.
We should just ban uses that do restrict liberty. For example, the data shouldn't be used for prior restraint reasons. The government shouldn't block you from buying cold medicine because you go to X neighborhood that has 20% higher meth production. It shouldn't be used to troll for ticky tac violations.
Maybe the rule should be no active analysis of collected data in real time unless you are looking for a fleeing suspect or an emergency.
I'm with you. Not only is the data neutral, but it's damn hard to get that cat back in the bag- which is a glaring hole in the plans for solving the problem with crypto.
I think a lot of netizens value anonymity and tend to conflate it with privacy. I don't think anonymity is necessary for liberty or freedom. Small town folk don't have anonymity.
We should just ban uses that do restrict liberty. For example, the data shouldn't be used for prior restraint reasons. The government shouldn't block you from buying cold medicine because you go to X neighborhood that has 20% higher meth production. It shouldn't be used to troll for ticky tac violations.
Maybe the rule should be no active analysis of collected data in real time unless you are looking for a fleeing suspect or an emergency.