How about not allowing systemic use, of objects equipped with public-facing image sensors (including stationary cameras)? It is beyond worrisome, regulations advocated for, align with those introduced in the US, with regards to: drones, 3D printing, and open-source firmware running them. I’m so sick and tired of the crime and terrorism motive, and the shameless hypocrisy involved: if there’s excessive crime and terrorism, it’s probably the result of systemic failure (the wealth gap and foreign policy). All technology like this does, is suppress the underlying problems, and perpetuate a clearly dysfunctional system, that disproportionately benefits a privileged minority (including those shoveling the technology).

I don’t need accustomization to, or instruction on such systems; and I’m especially uninterested, in being fear mongered into acceptance. Instead, I’d rather live with the hypothetical, of being struck by a kamikaze drone, than the certainty of government sensors surveilling me (supposedly as a byproduct, for protection against the hypothetical), through: (swarms of) drones (patrolling the skies), high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPS), passive acoustic masts (mapping every micro-rotor within a kilometer), microwave point-defense pods (concealed in sidewalk bollards and street lights), Internet of Things (IoT) devices anywhere (from underground areas to cities, rural areas and even oceans), or legally wiretapped devices (possibly “social” robots).

The following dystopian lines say it all: “satellites, artificial intelligence, open-source intelligence, and real-time surveillance have transformed modern conflict zones into what is now being called the transparent battlefield, and maybe this expression is equally relevant for society in general, the transparent society”; emphasized later by: “the technology will also bring a more transparent operating environment where few things stay hidden”. But “the public must trust law enforcement to use these technologies effectively and accountably”…