> This reminds me of the "guns don't kill people" argument.
So you're telling me if we banned cameras in Iran, women would no longer be oppressed?
So you're telling me if we banned cameras in Iran, women would no longer be oppressed?
I'm saying without cameras people will have more freedom to resist, in big and small ways. And with enough resistance they may enact meaningful change.
Cameras are tightening the noose on the opposition to those in power.
That does not logically follow; another technology would just as soon take the place of surveillance cameras (phone tracking, social stigma, stricter laws and punishment). It is the intent of the oppressor and the courage of a culture to resist it that matters most.
sad thing is this is only the start, wait till you see what pervalant surveillance powered with AI/GPT-X brings.
We are not, and literally no one is advocating for this. This is entirely on Iran, and maybe the Chinese company selling them cameras if it exists
Oppression would still be present. The issue is the impact and influence protestors could have had simply wouldn't be possible as any dissent will be met with a knock at the door the moment it is uttered.