I see your point, but I fear that the kind of situation you describe will become ever more rare as time passes.Head_on_a_Stick wrote:Depends on the relationships, kids & job — I have all three but no FaceBook account. I don't even need email for $DAY_JOBpylkko wrote:A person in their teens now, can "delete their facebook etc", but then they will face not being able to have a relationship, kids, a job.
pylkko wrote:Also, if you have a smart phone (not rooted and with a custom ROM) you know that all your searches, locations, contacts. etc are being mined.
the trick is to hide in plain sight 
That can be mitigated to some extent by using something like LineageOS with FDroid instead of the Play Store and startpage as the search engine in FF.pylkko wrote:if you have a smart phone (not rooted and with a custom ROM) you know that all your searches, locations, contacts. etc are being mined.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8a8yG0uEawChina is developing a "social credit system" to evaluate its citizens' behavior. The system uses a point scheme to reward good conduct and punish bad conduct -- such as criticizing the government, or even running a red traffic light.
People who pay their bills too late or drink too much alcohol will be given penalty points, and could face travel restrictions or have their financial credit rating lowered. Good conduct could be rewarded with discounts on bookings for hotels or rental cars. The system will use the millions of suveillance cameras that have been installed throughout China -- plus facial-recognition- and motion-profile technology -- to keep track of people. The "social credit system" is now in the testing phase, and it's already become controversial. It's scheduled to be introduced in Beijing next year.
In our report, we'll meet a young woman who works as a marketing manager, and has a good behavior rating. She says it may help to get her young son into a top-quality school. We also talk to a journalist whose reports on corruption earned him a bad score. The authorities then blocked his social-media accounts, and banned him from flying on passenger jets. The "social credit system" has hit one of China's ethnic minorities particularly hard: the mostly-Muslim Uighurs, who live in the northwestern autonomous region of Xinjiang.
I believe there is a directive that was passed some years ago in the EU that all new cars (sold from last tear on) need to have a smart tracking system in them. Eventually you will not be able to get away.Head_on_a_Stick wrote:That can be mitigated to some extent by using something like LineageOS with FDroid instead of the Play Store and startpage as the search engine in FF.pylkko wrote:if you have a smart phone (not rooted and with a custom ROM) you know that all your searches, locations, contacts. etc are being mined.
I use motorbikes rather than cars. Two wheels good, four wheels badpylkko wrote:Eventually you will not be able to get away.
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=138031pylkko wrote: I believe there is a directive that was passed some years ago in the EU that all new cars (sold from last tear on) need to have a smart tracking system in them. Eventually you will not be able to get away.
From BMW's E-Call FAQ page:oswaldkelso wrote:It's all part of surveillance capitalism bullshit.
https://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/en/exper ... ecall.html1. What is the state of my privacy? Will data such as speed and waypoints be saved?
In the event of an ECALL activation, the system will only transmit speed-independent data that is required for immediate assistance to the BMW call centre. Accordingly, the vehicle can only be localised in an active emergency call. In this case, it is not possible to draw a conclusion about the driven speed.
Nice collectionoswaldkelso wrote:my Pegaso , GPZ1000rx, Multistrada, Royal Enfield conti or my kz550 Bobber