This paper was pretty long. I skimmed and summed up the best points:
There is social value in ensuring companies adhere to their privacy policies (and governments adhere to their Constitution) otherwise any states limits become meaningless and helps companies (and governments) become boundless. Such a site of affairs can leave consumers in a powerless position.
NSA collection resembles a due process problem because people don't know what is being collected. It creates a power imbalance between individuals and the government.
Chilling effects harm society because, among other things, they reduce the range of viewpoints expressed and the degree of freedom in which to engage political activity.
The "I have nothing to hide argument" basically equates to "I don't care what happens as long as it doesn't happen to me."
One thing the essay does not delve into is blackmail and separation of power. An entity powerful enough to collect almost unlimited data is an entity powerful enough to abuse you unlimitedly. The attempted blackmail and spying on Trump, a duty elected President, is the fallout of the corrupting nature of being able to spy with impunity. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
observation1 0 points 3.7 years ago
This paper was pretty long. I skimmed and summed up the best points:
There is social value in ensuring companies adhere to their privacy policies (and governments adhere to their Constitution) otherwise any states limits become meaningless and helps companies (and governments) become boundless. Such a site of affairs can leave consumers in a powerless position.
NSA collection resembles a due process problem because people don't know what is being collected. It creates a power imbalance between individuals and the government.
Chilling effects harm society because, among other things, they reduce the range of viewpoints expressed and the degree of freedom in which to engage political activity.
The "I have nothing to hide argument" basically equates to "I don't care what happens as long as it doesn't happen to me."
One thing the essay does not delve into is blackmail and separation of power. An entity powerful enough to collect almost unlimited data is an entity powerful enough to abuse you unlimitedly. The attempted blackmail and spying on Trump, a duty elected President, is the fallout of the corrupting nature of being able to spy with impunity. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.