How much privacy are you willing to sacrifice for safety?

[laly520]

This question explores the extent to which you are prepared to give up personal privacy in exchange for measures that may enhance security

[Anonymous]

Not a lot, maybe none at all. If I have little to no privacy I’m not safe. When I worked in the prison I never posted things about me, my girl or family. I spent 10 years in the military so I think the best person to protect my family in an immediate threat would be me. Besides I’ve always got guns, my 6 dogs, motion censored lights, etc. Not that I got all those things for security. Being a vet I just like shooting guns like a lot of ex military. My dogs, well my girl wanted them so we have them. The motion lights were because I do a lot of stuff in our yard in the evenings, plus when monsoon season comes like now the power tends to get knocked out. But I still have some light. So yes those could be used as deterrents to criminals, but that wasn’t initially why we got them.

[Aiko_E_Lara]

For whatever porn stuff or other cringe things i search, I wouldn't really sacrifice my privacy for it. But I wouldn't mind if I'm talking to someone or have a group chat with lots of people which I rarely do anyways. Incidents usually occur in group chats or calls which is what heated the securities and that's why there are AI that detects any sort of treasons, mass murder plans, terrorisms, etc.

[Lliam]

None.

I grew up before electronic surveillance. No public cameras and facial recognition. No government or corporate spying on my correspondence. No monitoring of my movements or transactions. No computerized databases. No TSA. Medical records were private.

Society was safer then than it is now.

I don't think surveillance benefits society. It does move us closer and closer to totalitarianism. It's about control and domination.

The Nazis, Soviets, and other dictatorial regimes would have loved to have the same ability to monitor people. As it was, all they could do was demand to see your "papers" and rely on snitches.

[DJB72]

Zero. My private space is what gives me safety. Anyone who invaded it had best be at peace with God first. That's not hyperbole. I have two signs on my property: "Private: Right of admission Reserved" and a few meters in "I warned you".

Even before I lost my leg I was prepared to shoot trespassers on the basis that if you break onto my property I'm going to assume my life or my family's lives are in peril. That assumption is a matter of survival for me now.

And what I do in my home is nobody's damn business.

[FreyaRed]

Govt. imports criminals from Islamic shitholes. They commit terror attack and other horrible crimes. Now you have to give up your privacy because of terrorists, plus all that totalitarian 1984 BS.
I would call it a setup to deprive people privacy rights and free speech. Is such country worth to support or to defend? Nope.

[HighValue]

I am fine with video only cameras in public places of business/stores, but I don't like the idea of street cameras, recording audio, smart TVs recording conversations (or smart phones doing that). I always have my camera and mic blocked on my computer by a physical object, and I don't hook up the internet to my TV. I have never had a smart phone either.

[BoopBoopBeep]

Not very much. My safety is largely my responsibility. I don't see merit to giving up privacy for something that won't be done any better than I can do myself.

[exitseven]

I have decided that the safety of my home is mostly up to me. I would just like the government to stay out of my business. I will call them if I need them.

[Agape93]

None. If someone wants to try and bring me harm, or my loved ones harm, that's how you get yourself shot.

[RingOfFire]

Can you give an example of something that increases security by reducing privacy?

I think most things that reduce privacy also REDUCE security.

[shortster]

None. "Those who would sacrifice essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety; deserve neither liberty nor safety." Franklin

[OddBeMe]

Honestly after 911, if Bush were to ask publicly if cell phone data could be collected, I’d be like sure. Catch them terrorists. It’s always the secrecy and then the cover up.

[LaurenM1997]

None we always lock our doors and put the chain on at night and we have security cameras

[FunkyMonkee]

None, really! But, it's being forced upon us

[Iron_Man]

None I leave my doors unlocked if somebody wants to come in here and take a shot at me and then go for it. It’s meant to be it’s meant to be.

[Iron_Man]

I’m here by myself unarmed with my bare knuckles if they want to shoot me then so be it

[Massageman]

AI, the Govt and all that should get out of our lives. Period. -30-

[Snakeyes7]

Isn't that the same thing? We implement security measures to ensure the best protection against violations of our privacy.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Very little. I think personal privacy is very important to us as humans.

I can protect myself.

[Dongie]

No more than I grew up with which is unnoticeable.

[noohair]

Privacy is paramount.

[Bklynbadboy12]

None cause I can protect myself

[eagle1951]

whatever it takes

[jahaims]

Zero

[gatixek710]

Zero.

[Ladsin2]

Very little.

[CaliChick94]

None at all