The author warns about the implications of such practices, stating that constant surveillance changes people's behavior, leading to self-censorship and conformity. Governments and corporations are predicted to exploit these technologies for social control and personalized marketing, respectively. Despite the potential for strong data-privacy rules to limit these practices, the author expresses skepticism about such measures being implemented, given the lack of action against mass surveillance.
Key takeaways:
- Mass surveillance has become the business model of the internet, with our phones, credit cards, apps, and computers constantly tracking our activities.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionize spying, with its ability to summarize and organize vast amounts of data, potentially leading to an era of mass spying.
- Mass spying, like mass surveillance, will fundamentally change the nature of spying, with all data being saved, searchable, and understandable in bulk.
- There are concerns that governments and corporations will use mass spying for social control and marketing purposes, respectively, potentially leading to self-censorship and conformity among individuals.