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I can only see this going into a very dystopian path. Based on their actions, I don't trust these companies, their security practices, nor their privacy policies. Why would I give them my biometrics? And my full palm, at that!? Hell no!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It won't be long now until we have the eye scanner things from Minority Report and the only way to protect your privacy is to become blind

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've seen that in Lexx!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whelp, it was only a matter time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

And bad legislation.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This makes me irrationally angry. I feel like if I saw that shit in real life I would have to put in effort not to smash it.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you don't like it, don't use it. It's extremely presumptuous to assume your extent views on this matter is the only right view to the point you think it's ok to enforce that view on everyone else.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's just part of the creeping evil of surveillance. Fuck giant corporations. They shouldn't be allowed to basically fingerprint their customers and put it in a database.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why is surveillance inherently evil? Secondly if other people don't care about this, who are you to deny them what they consider a convenience and don't have a problem with? What gives you a right to impose your beliefs on others?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What part of creeping evil don't you understand? It's the boiling frog. As time goes on we have less and less privacy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Because you haven't actually explained what makes it evil. Just claimed that it is. Also using a slippery slope argument is always a sign of bs.

Why is less privacy inherently evil of the people giving up their privacy is doing so willingly and don't care for it?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I assume you don't take showers in public. We all have things we wish to keep private. When we give up some privacy we never get it back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If people paid me to, I absolutely would. As long as i get some benefit it return, I don't care for privacy.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow. What a shitty way to live.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Not being paranoid about some imaginary evil? It's actually great. You should try it instead of making enemies of shit that don't matter.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't get the issue with it ? Why wouldn't fingerprint be the best way to pay for stuff ?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

How do you open your phone? Finger print?

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