@coffe @ernie That is an example of a "ratchet," a term I like because it sounds like "racket." A literal ratchet is a mechanism that permits net movement in only one direction. Since we're talking about the informational realm, it's also an example of "mirror shades," which is a wearable type of "one way mirror." Panopticon is another term that comes to mind. Transparency is a blessing only if it goes both ways. Equiveillance.

@coffe @ernie Usually when I encounter statements that people have reached basically this conclusion I append the "pubwan" hashtag, but this seems to be a non-hashtagging thread, so as per prevailing Fediverse netiquette, I'll resist that temptation. But do feel free to pull up "pubwan" as a hashtag here, hashtag elsewhere, search term, etc. I'd like to see some baby steps, at least, toward coordination of the various efforts toward data equiveillance.