Maybe we're not physically connected yet, but we are all still connected. When agreeing to the terms of service for all the devices and apps we use, it is giving access to pretty much everything we do electronically - to various entities. The technology exists to do this, and has probably been in use for longer than we realize.
In a strictly technical sense, we have been informed and have given permission.
More than a little unsettling.
“In a strictly technical sense, we have been informed and have given permission.”
Last year, I renewed my California Driver’s license and as my wife labeled it, my old retired goat’s ID.
The California DMV had data on me and my wife since the late 1960’s.
Since then, they have added our SS #’s, and a new high tech photo for both licenses and other data just to renew our licenses. Plus, probably the best fingerprints, from an 85 year old.
As you noted, “In a strictly technical sense, we have been informed and have given permission.”