Tech companies really have issues with "informed and conscious consent" doesn't they

"Government surprisingly fulfills its duty by making publicly funded source code public"

big tech doesn't understand the concept of "consent", this isn't a new thing lol

Joins the graveyard in 6 months tops

"But it's the public space you can't expect any kind of privacy there, if you don't want private companies to do biometrics on your face from a rando glasses just don't go out :)" The open air panopticon, where every inmate is also the warden, gov salivates at the idea. (yes, yes, you're very smart, you, the reader: smartphones are already tracking and recording us everywhere. One more device, one more case isn't an issue anymore. So let's just keep adding them instead of trying to address them.)