It feels like we're always being watched, right?
It's not just me?
From governments, to Google, to Facebook ... it feels like it's impossible to have any expectation of privacy today. Amazon knows what I want before I do.
This is an issue that cuts both ways. On the one hand, increased surveillance means we are arguably safer – because the digital omniscience makes it harder to get away with crimes ... but all this extra data on us makes it easier to commit other crimes and to suffer from the increasing lack of privacy.
Unsurprisingly, 8 of the top 10 most-surveilled cities in the world were in China. It's even less surprising with the Hong Kong protests and the new social credit system.
My eldest son spent several years focused on cybersecurity. One of his "warnings" was that everyone's been hacked - not everyone has been targeted.
I find that somewhat comforting.
If everyone's information is out there, that's a lot of noise to sift through.
Still, this is one of the issues that will be increasingly important. Big Data with an AI parser creates a new set of promises and perils.
