Comment by brookst

It’s a fair point, and we should be sensitive to ill effects on the less privileged, but at some point it’s unreasonable to decry tech than is neutral or beneficial to the vast majority of people because it could possibly harm a small number of people.

The majority of people clutching pearls over the “privacy” implications of photo geolocation are at least as privileged as me, and have even less concept of what e.g. stalking victims go through than I do.

It’s just “think of the children” all over again; “I am uncomfortable with random people knowing my general vicinity” sounds weird, and “I am deeply concerned for the vulnerable people this could harm” sounds noble.

The reality is that those with serious privacy concerns aren’t posting random photos to the internet. I mean, jesus, there’s EXIF data. Hand wringing over AI is entirely performative here.