The language is indirect and the issue is overstated.
She gives no examples really of how such activities are menacing, just spooky language concerning it i.e. 'monitoring' /'actualisation'.
In fact it's surprising how little Google et. al. are able to do with 'all my data'. Google fails to show me relevant ads 99% of the time, and I miss all the cool stuff I want do find out about.
That said, this: " To this end, the company unilaterally declares that all public and private experience occurring within this experimental zone would be deemed “urban data” available for monitoring and actuation."
Is obviously problematic, and the issue in general, is real.
Most people are not hugely worried that Google has some magic power to control us due to data capture, at the same time, a lot of this does represent a material invasion of privacy.
She gives no examples really of how such activities are menacing, just spooky language concerning it i.e. 'monitoring' /'actualisation'.
In fact it's surprising how little Google et. al. are able to do with 'all my data'. Google fails to show me relevant ads 99% of the time, and I miss all the cool stuff I want do find out about.
That said, this: " To this end, the company unilaterally declares that all public and private experience occurring within this experimental zone would be deemed “urban data” available for monitoring and actuation."
Is obviously problematic, and the issue in general, is real.
Most people are not hugely worried that Google has some magic power to control us due to data capture, at the same time, a lot of this does represent a material invasion of privacy.