I decided to read this after listening to the interview with Andrew Lawton (True North, Jan 25, 2022).
Having lived in China (2009), I was familiar with the reasons why Taiwanese citizens so willingly acquiesced to allowing themselves to be COVID tracked so early on, some rationalizing ‘for the greater good’, and some out of fear, but mostly actually the former (despite contrary narratives). This willingness by many Asian societies to sacrifice privacy for the greater good is something a lot of westerners fail to understand about many Asian cultures, and that alone requires much dissection. But the striking thing here is how quickly and fawningly the Canadian government (and most ‘western’ gov’ts) looked at those examples as models to be implemented here. It’s no longer a matter of when, but present fact that we already have our own version of a social credit system in Canada. I share your optimism Ms Cavoukian, in the long term, but I fear the time, effort and lengths it will take to undo this damage. Decades? Centuries? History tells that these freedoms are so hard to win back, once lost.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and brief childhood story Ann. Your voice on the current state of affairs is an important one, and I look forward to learning more about your point of view in regards to governmental overreach when it comes to our liberties.
I decided to read this after listening to the interview with Andrew Lawton (True North, Jan 25, 2022).
Having lived in China (2009), I was familiar with the reasons why Taiwanese citizens so willingly acquiesced to allowing themselves to be COVID tracked so early on, some rationalizing ‘for the greater good’, and some out of fear, but mostly actually the former (despite contrary narratives). This willingness by many Asian societies to sacrifice privacy for the greater good is something a lot of westerners fail to understand about many Asian cultures, and that alone requires much dissection. But the striking thing here is how quickly and fawningly the Canadian government (and most ‘western’ gov’ts) looked at those examples as models to be implemented here. It’s no longer a matter of when, but present fact that we already have our own version of a social credit system in Canada. I share your optimism Ms Cavoukian, in the long term, but I fear the time, effort and lengths it will take to undo this damage. Decades? Centuries? History tells that these freedoms are so hard to win back, once lost.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and brief childhood story Ann. Your voice on the current state of affairs is an important one, and I look forward to learning more about your point of view in regards to governmental overreach when it comes to our liberties.