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Humans can be tracked with unique 'fingerprint' based on how their bodies block Wi-Fi signals
(www.theregister.com)
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Is that not what is funding the invention of these features though?
I guess my point is what right minded person would volunteer their time and expertise to create tools like thls
Well I doubt they're volunteering, probably paid. And not everyone has the luxury of being able to quit a job based on how it clashes with their own values.
If they're volunteering though, then I agree with you 100%.
This is an interesting discussion topic because both angles have good points and that feels unusual these days. On the one hand I think you're right that some people need the work and that can justify pushing some minor ethical boundaries. On the other hand, the "I'm just doing my job" line of reasoning has been used to justify some pretty horrific stuff throughout history.
A line separating the two should certainly be drawn somewhere but I'm not sure exactly where to put it. I'm pretty confident that a lot of the bad stuff happening in the world right now would improve if more people were more thoughtful about where that line should be.
There wouldn't need to be much of a line if we simply got such companies to cough up for UBI.