Privacy Is Just the First Step, the Goal Is Data Ownership
>> Privacy for privacy's sake is a weak argument, and privacy advocates should abandon it.<p>But, why? Why is it that "privacy for privacy's sake is a weak argument"?<p>Why is it so hard to find a way to respect peoples' wishes to avoid doing things that offend their dignity? What <i>is</i> that great need to spy on everyone that is so indispensible to the progress of human civilisation that this strong concern of many people must be brushed aside as "a weak argument", an irrelevant and obsolete affectation that can just be ignored?<p>And who is making an argument in the first place? Is anyone arguing for or against the need for dignity in the last days of one's life? Is anyone arguing for or against the need to respect bereavement? Arguments exist for and against the limits of such things, but not their actual need. We <i>need</i> to be able to live our lives with dignity and worth, else our lives are meaningless, we are in constant conflict with everyone around us and the peaceful coexistence and collaboration that supports human societies goes to hell in a hand cart.<p>This is what tech companies have to understand: you can't just take a big, smelly dump on peoples' sensibilities and not face consequences just because you have "arguments".