It is already being used for evil. I just don’t see a reality where you can trust the government or companies with data like that. I would love if that reality existed though.
Thinking about it, I would say that for answering “does this demographic at large like or need this” shaped questions can be answered by using relatively small samples without identifying every single individual in the group. If you want to help a group, that’s enough, since people in the group really want your thing to happen, they will come forward. If you want to do something to everyone in the group against their will, that becomes harder.
I think I just value being able to hide my affiliations to certain groups, I want to be able to get out of my bubble and not have a label everywhere I go.
It is already being used for evil. I just don’t see a reality where you can trust the government or companies with data like that. I would love if that reality existed though.
Thinking about it, I would say that for answering “does this demographic at large like or need this” shaped questions can be answered by using relatively small samples without identifying every single individual in the group. If you want to help a group, that’s enough, since people in the group really want your thing to happen, they will come forward. If you want to do something to everyone in the group against their will, that becomes harder.
I think I just value being able to hide my affiliations to certain groups, I want to be able to get out of my bubble and not have a label everywhere I go.