Day THree - The Surveillance Shoe. ARR
Your workplace sends you a pair of smart shoes it would like you to wear as a condition of employment. Each shoe has sensors in it that track your location, activity, weight, and social proximity (who you are standing near or walking by). It also detects air quality and viruses like SARS-CoV-2. If more relevant to you, imagine that your kid is given and asked to wear a similar smart shoe as a condition of attending their school. Or, that your local government is giving away the shoes for free as part of a public health strategy. What actions do you take in the first 5 minutes after being informed of the new “Smart shoe” policy? Read the policy in detail. Look for where and how the data will be stored, what the data is allowed to be used for. How long the policy lasts. Do i have to war the shoes even off-work hours?That should take five minutes. How do you feel? My usual reaction - annoyance at the idea of surveillance, mixed with some resignation to how things are. What motivation do