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Is there anyone who has a credible take on how we avoid an effectively zero-privacy future? AI can identify people by their walk, no facial recognition required, and now technology can detect heartbeats through variations in wifi signals. It seems guaranteed we are heading for a future where someone knows everything. The only choice is whether it's a select few, or everyone. The latter seems clearly preferable.


Legislation or, my favorite, market forces.


"Market forces" is in serious decline as a leveller at this point in history, especially around products of interest to power or those producing outsized profits.

Or maybe it never was and this fact is just becoming more transparent.


market forces are even slower than government regulations at making corrections in the market.




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