Why are they afraid of this one? Smartphones are already implementing this feature as a way to unlock the screen. It doesn't make sense that they're not batting an eye to that one.
They feel (incorrectly) like they control their smartphones.
As far as their fears about this being used for privacy violations and/or mass surveillance, they are 100% justified. The Snowden leaks, as well as what we know from leaks about pretty much every major and a lot of minor tech companies, have shown that if it can be abused, it will be abused. By the state, tech companies, or both.
> Why are they afraid of this one? Smartphones are already implementing this feature as a way to unlock the screen.
Now not only your phone knows your location, you're also being filmed all the time with a tag attached and could be traced anywhere. This is extremely scary, especially that Kremlin persecutes its population into submission. Not only is the Kremlin regime anchored deeply (no possible fair elections), now this makes it even more impossible to have an alternative. Let's say you and a segment of the population wants a different leader. Let's say you as dissenters amount to even 70% of the population. Your voice won't matter as elections are highly rigged. Back in the day you could take out to the street to protest and if numbers are too great it sends a clear message. But this type of surveillance makes you think twice about it, you can go to an unauthorized protest (no authorization would be ever given for a dissenting protest) in the morning and be arrested in the evening.
There's a lot of other industries that have a bigger market cap than Bitcoin. It doesn't make sense as Bitcoin has been one of the best assets to invest in the last ten years. This might be one of their ways to spread FUD about cryptocurrency.
It would be great if they try to predict incoming typhoons formations, this will greatly help us anticipate and measure how dangerous the upcoming danger is.
