Snitches Get Stitches

09 Apr, 2024

via SVT:

A new app to indicate wrongly parked cars has appeared in Uppsala. By tipping about cars that are listed incorrectly, you as a private person can earn money. SVT’s reporter set out to test.

Cities are becoming more isolated and dystopian. To further this, there’s a pilot taking place in Uppsala (a smallish city north of Stockholm) where one can download an app allowing citizens to snitch on each other. This is so Swedish. Why talk to someone when you can directly report them and make a quick buck?

I wonder how this will get abused when it becomes widely available?

Tagged: #Privacy #Society #Culture #Sweden #Uppsala #Links

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