What harm does public data have to you? Couldn’t one just ignore the ads? You can’t see anyone watching you, is public data good for public records? (I’m just curious). I know this sounds weird but is public data good for historical preservation and knowledge increasing the importance of the individual? And does public data lead to better products?
The problem as I see it is you seem want fast, easy/automated solutions that remove the human touch as you call for an end to hate and hateful hearts. These seem like somewhat competing impulses and require too much trust in agencies that have a bad track record with mass surveillance, going so far as to violate their own mandates/country’s laws at the system level. Not rogue individuals, the whole agency. And this is recent stuff. I am not a “OOOO THE DEEP STATE” type. The government is rightfully and fairly prosecuting people like Trump. But our history with law enforcement/surveillance is incredibly dicey.
Our society needs some level of trust. We can’t put a metaphorical - or literal - camera on every person and expect a good society.
Statistical analysis gives us a pretty powerful understanding of identity through the veil. Intelligence agencies and corporations can identify anonymous users based on very short writing samples and analyzing the language. If they need to identify someone, they can and will. Computers were invented in WWII to spy on the nazis. The more I learn, the more I’m convinced nothing is private or anonymous, and anything that is only entrenches the power of the ruling class or facilitates petty criminal activity. What do you think about the reality of privacy and anonymity? Do you believe in it?