What if Social Media platforms, which already know everything about you (and what you’re likely to do in the future) used this information to turn you into unwitting mouthpieces for businesses?
– H.F.G.
Category Archives: Surveillance
What will the Internet Landscape Look Like with a Data Dividend?
It might be nice to get cash for browsing your fave online platforms… but would the lure of a few extra bucks ruin niche online businesses and websites?
– H.F.G.
Could Surveillance and Facial Recognition Tech be Used to Fund Governments in the Future?
If countries become more insular and stop engaging in international trade, how will they continue to make enough money to service the needs and expectations of their populations? Maybe some governments will turn to some unpleasant and intrusive methods for obtaining extra funds.
-H.F.G.
Why Bother with Compatibility Tests when Search Engines Know how to Find your Perfect Match?
A little while ago Untested Futures imagined that the future of dating would be in the supermarket, but maybe the future of dating lies with search engines and data mining. Would you trust Google, Amazon or Facebook to find you your perfect match?
– H.F.G.
Basic Universal Income Combined With the Internet of Things Means Never Getting to Poop in Peace (Plus Other Inconveniences)
The other day the potential to use the Internet of Things to bring people down a peg and reflect on their abilities was explored. The impending ‘threat’ to employment that is coming from increasingly automated workplaces means that basic universal income could become a reality. Could the Internet of Things also be used to monitor and control people who have access to a basic universal income? Do you think that governments that initiate a universal income system have a right to know what people are consuming?
– H.F.G.
Peer Surveillance for Safer Driving…
Driving isn’t a right, but could a driving surveillance system be used to target certain people to get them off the roads? Or maybe it could be used hit ‘bad’ drivers with huge insurance fees? Is that fair, or should people be allowed the occasional driving hiccup without it being held against them?
– H.F.G.
Could Surveillance Technology Track People’s Moods to Help You Avoid Angry Individuals?
Could this system be more trouble than it’s worth? Such technology could help people avoid volatile individuals, but it could also be used as a tool for people searching for a fight.
And could tech that can ‘read your feelings’ and let people know that you could be trouble, really know the context of your bad mood? Wouldn’t it be terrible to be publicly labelled a trouble maker just because you were having one off day? That’s like being refused an opportunity because of a tweet you made when you were drunk eight years ago!
What do you think, are advanced surveillance systems useful or dangerous?
– H.F.G.