> Not everyone is law savvy. Not everyone understands legalese. Not everyone makes rational choices all the time.
> Does that mean everybody should suffer the consequences of an arguably unintentional side effect of the technical implementation of law?
Thankfully this is not law, but people should understand the things that can get them in serious trouble. A lot of legal concepts follow from basic principles and history.
Privacy concepts are the same way. It's simply not sufficient that we don't educate everyone about these things anymore. Ignorance isn't going to protect anyone from the fallout of misuse of technology.
The solution isn't to coddle people, it's to provide better technology that does the thing the way people intend to use it.
> Does that mean everybody should suffer the consequences of an arguably unintentional side effect of the technical implementation of law?
Thankfully this is not law, but people should understand the things that can get them in serious trouble. A lot of legal concepts follow from basic principles and history.
Privacy concepts are the same way. It's simply not sufficient that we don't educate everyone about these things anymore. Ignorance isn't going to protect anyone from the fallout of misuse of technology.
The solution isn't to coddle people, it's to provide better technology that does the thing the way people intend to use it.