Forget the cars. How long before people accept discounts on Google glass (or similar) in exchange for continuously running face recognition software and streaming the information back to some company providing a similar service where you can look up people instead of cars?
"User #129334, we have detected a person of interest in your field of view. A client would like Enhanced Position Information (TM) on this individual. Nod if you agree to keep him in sight for the next hour and receive a month of free cable!"
For a long time we've enjoyed the goods arising from the fact that technology can rarely be stopped. I have a feeling we'll see some awful things in the coming decade... It unsettles me greatly that I have this newfound fear or technology, but I really do.
"User #129334, we have detected a person of interest in your field of view. A client would like Enhanced Position Information (TM) on this individual. Nod if you agree to keep him in sight for the next hour and receive a month of free cable!"
For a long time we've enjoyed the goods arising from the fact that technology can rarely be stopped. I have a feeling we'll see some awful things in the coming decade... It unsettles me greatly that I have this newfound fear or technology, but I really do.