I had a dream last night. Every smartphone that is powered on is discoverable and mapped (longitude and latitude accurate to 1 meter).
My first curiosity is “what are the positive outcomes vs. the negative impact?” I’ve decide to do a “best case scenario” and a “worse case scenario”. Not sure which if either would exist if there was no privacy.
BEST CASE SCENARIO
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Crime rates fall 62% in Detroit alone.
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Infidelity rates drop to an all time low
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First responders reduce death rates by 3 fold
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Car pooling “Uber” style becomes the norm saving billions in dollars and reducing our carbon footprint
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Charity becomes targeted. The efficiency of every charitable dollar increases substantially.
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Statistics and Analytics for every event, street corner, and neighborhood is near real time and free for all to analyze and validate.
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Targeted marketing becomes accepted and even pleasing. EXAMPLE: You are in Isle 15 at Walmart at 1200 King Street, Charleston, SC and Proctor & Gamble sends you a notification to get your toothpaste.
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The Fire Apes (local band) receives a report after their gig from The Windjammer on attendance including demographics, floor times and revenue reports (including tips).
WORSE CASE SCENARIO
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Crime rates go up! Everybody knows where everybody is moment by moment
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Targeted marketing becomes intrusive and overwhelming
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“Double Lives” become the norm
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We (all of us) feel a loss of liberty and oversight that creates a global “rebel” force that constantly hacks the system.