I hope that all this surveilence in some kind twist of fate this will encourage micro-mobility and proper public transport because it becomes the only way to not have your unique identifiable ID across the entire nation in a database and not have fines every month as a normal every day expense.
But then surveilence companies will simply find a reason to start tracking the clothes people wear as 'signals' so it's just going to be less cars with more surveilence.
Might still be an upgrade over a unique id glued to you.
Look, I’m all in on public transit, I have straight up never had a drivers license in my 38 years on earth. That said, I pay for that shit by tapping my phone against a circle. They accept cash but I no longer work a tip-based job. They know where I got on and in some transit systems (not Chicago) you gotta tap to get out, as well. They got cameras on the bus and train pointed right at the spot where everyone’s face is as they get on. Public transit solves many problems, surveillance ain’t one of them.
In hindsight I forgot that all those systems are automated now. Where I live you can just walk in with no identification or payment and I guess I take that for granted. Of course if you get caught that's another problem, but even then you just renew your subscription and only show when checked.
But then surveilence companies will simply find a reason to start tracking the clothes people wear as 'signals' so it's just going to be less cars with more surveilence.
Might still be an upgrade over a unique id glued to you.