They were doing the same shady stuff well before we were happily giving all our data to social media companies. At least they had to work for it back in the day. Now they can be the South Park video gamer guy meme and just know everything about us from our online life without the need for like stalking or breaking in and bugging the place.
Yeah this is all over. Here’s another one about Io9 publishing an AI article with tons of mistakes and no chance to even edit it. Not sure who thought it would be a good idea. AI can be very hit or miss on first go and needs editing before use at the very least.
Very true. However in the less urban areas there is often well water which varies by jurisdiction from drinkable to toxic (even flammable!) Also some places in the US have water that is unsafe to use even if it was boiled. Usually water is handled on the local level and can be different depending on the local government’s ability, wisdom, and funding.
That was my first thought too. “They’re already rioting in the streets and their civil rights are even more violate-able. This will sure calm stuff down.”