You've basically said everything wrong with society as it is today. If you told people in 1950 "the cell phone companies will record every phone call you make, every place you visit, and the govt will have access" they would've said you're a crazy conspiracy theorist.
We've allowed tracking with open arms. That doesnt make it a good thing. Any argument of "well it exists, therefore it must be okay" runs along these lines:
"well, using little boys for sex in afghanistan exists, therefore it must be okay".
I never said it's a good thing, where did you read that? I never presented the red herring argument that you're trying to counter. I actually agree with you but for argument's sake I just found your reaction interesting considering the really long list of civil liberties and even inherent rights we've all somehow been convinced to relinquish. We are forced to endure more and more "necessary" evils just to get by day to day anymore, and it nauseates me.
You never answered about fingerprinting, should that be considered a violation of our rights? It's a unique identifier in a similar way to DNA, is it not? How about a photograph when you get arrested, should a government record of your face be allowed? What about a written description of you? Where is the reasonable point at which we should stop government information gathering on citizens, yet still allow for holding bad actors accountable to the law?
You've basically said everything wrong with society as it is today. If you told people in 1950 "the cell phone companies will record every phone call you make, every place you visit, and the govt will have access" they would've said you're a crazy conspiracy theorist.
We've allowed tracking with open arms. That doesnt make it a good thing. Any argument of "well it exists, therefore it must be okay" runs along these lines:
"well, using little boys for sex in afghanistan exists, therefore it must be okay".
its a stupid fucking argument.
I never said it's a good thing, where did you read that? I never presented the red herring argument that you're trying to counter. I actually agree with you but for argument's sake I just found your reaction interesting considering the really long list of civil liberties and even inherent rights we've all somehow been convinced to relinquish. We are forced to endure more and more "necessary" evils just to get by day to day anymore, and it nauseates me.
You never answered about fingerprinting, should that be considered a violation of our rights? It's a unique identifier in a similar way to DNA, is it not? How about a photograph when you get arrested, should a government record of your face be allowed? What about a written description of you? Where is the reasonable point at which we should stop government information gathering on citizens, yet still allow for holding bad actors accountable to the law?