"You may assume that young people are less likely than their parents to trade freedom for security. But growing up in a world where behaviour is constantly tracked by the technology that they use in their day-to-day lives may be creating a generation that's desensitised to mass surveillance -- so much that they actively support it, even in its most dystopian forms."

Huh, that is interesting. My parents, now in their 80s, hate the idea that their online activity is tracked. But my experience with young people, admittedly limited, is that some don't care while some really care about being tracked by electronics. So it's kind of a split reaction.

In this article they cite a poll, "Would you favor or oppose the government installing surveillance cameras in every household to reduce domestic violence, abuse, or other illegal activity?"

65+: 5%
55-64: 6%
45-54: 6%
30-44: 20%
18-29: 29%

Little brother: How digital technology normalises surveillance for young people

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