In my experience its closer to &quot;or the atmosphere of fear for black Americans&quot; + distrust + likely hood of the application of the use of asymmetric force from hear say.<p>Extending the conversation a bit to the intersection of technology, sur|sousveillance[0]:<p>&quot;<i>&gt;[...]creepy stalker[...]<p>Which are attributes usually assigned to human beings, no? Or do you enjoy being trailed by officers&#x2F;staff when you shop because of the color of your skin, or do you not have to face nor think about such things when you shop or in other interactions in your life? Because I don&#x27;t particularly enjoy that either, and I&#x27;m doing what I can to address it among other issues assuming that if others could leverage information that is already out there about me, maybe, just maybe I won&#x27;t have to be treated as subhuman by some on initial interactions, or at least while I patronize a store on occasion. What are you doing to address the problems you have surrounding the use of technology in such ways beyond vocalizing your displeasure? Do you still use social networking, webmail, play apps via smartphone, purchase via credit cards online&#x2F;offline, etc…? If so, your behaviors are telling others otherwise.<p>I&#x27;m just stating that&#x27;s the direction things are going in now, and for anyone to avoid such realities means that they shall continue to be suspended in a state of cognitive dissonance. Hardly just my &quot;scheme&quot;, I&#x27;m just a piece in the puzzle that was already being built before I was even born.</i>&quot;<p>[0]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=7496897" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=7496897</a>