Didn't really expect downvotes. Perhaps it wasn't entirely clear from what I wrote, but what I meant was:
Facebook and Google don't necessarily have to be evil for this to happen.
My point that this is a consequence of economics, and statistically speaking, no matter how nice of people you put in these positions, they are going to tend towards making more money. Surveillance makes money. So surveillance is what you get.
That is orthogonal to the question of whether they actually ARE evil.
Facebook and Google don't necessarily have to be evil for this to happen.
My point that this is a consequence of economics, and statistically speaking, no matter how nice of people you put in these positions, they are going to tend towards making more money. Surveillance makes money. So surveillance is what you get.
That is orthogonal to the question of whether they actually ARE evil.