Comment by howard941
4 hours ago
It only chills when the watchers are hidden. See David Brin's The Transparent Society for an example of how sousveillence ought to work.
4 hours ago
It only chills when the watchers are hidden. See David Brin's The Transparent Society for an example of how sousveillence ought to work.
> It only chills when the watchers are hidden.
How does that even help? The concern is that you're deterred from e.g. admitting that you're a lesbian under your own name because your religious grandparents wouldn't approve, or advocating for school choice because your boss is married to a public school teacher, or criticizing the government.
Knowing that they're going to see it doesn't stop them from cutting you out of their will or putting you on toilet duty or playing "show me the man and I will show you the crime".
Those things happen right now. My concern is with government watchers. Ubiquitous Sousviellance deters them. Think cops with always-on cameras, not grandma poking around beneath your mattress.
But how do we achieve such society?
With great difficulty? The watchers don't want to be watched. I know the solution but I don't know how to get there.