I am far more afraid of technology we can't control that works for an ad company, not for us, than moving technology forward a little bit slower.
We need to be able to trust our communication, and we're moving away from that at light speed. Where a company whose entire business model is to subtly influence you in the directions profitable to them is the middleman in all of our communications.
I am terrified of this. I am not sure I've ever seen a presentation that terrified me more that wasn't out of a science fiction movie.
> I am far more afraid of technology we can't control that works for an ad company, not for us, than moving technology forward a little bit slower.
I'm not sure what you're arguing for - that you wish companies weren't driving technological advancement? That Google specifically shouldn't?
Also, it's very, very conceivable that there are people for whom this technology DOES work for. The mute, for example. I'm not sure it's appropriate to speak for all of "us".
We need to be able to trust our communication, and we're moving away from that at light speed. Where a company whose entire business model is to subtly influence you in the directions profitable to them is the middleman in all of our communications.
I am terrified of this. I am not sure I've ever seen a presentation that terrified me more that wasn't out of a science fiction movie.