The meaning of privacy

Welcome to the Enter VR podcast! On this episode we are joined by Sarah Ann Downey, an investor at Accomplice and a VR privacy advocate.

Here is snippet of all the things we discussed:

Intro: Trump, Simulation theory, Pokemon Go and Mass Effect Andromeda have one thing in common.

2:00 Mass Effect 3 Spoilers.

3:15 Should you be hyped about Mass Effect Andromeda?

3:45 Pokemon GO 2 is here. What to expect.

6:00 What is Nintendo going to do about Pokemon Go?

8:00 Sarah has walked a couple hundred miles playing Pokemon Go.

15:00 The simulation is taking a turn towards the darkest of time lines.

18:00 What is the worst thing that could happen under a Bannon Presidency?

18:45 "Even if reality is terrible, at least we'll have VR.

19:30 Predicting the demise of net neutrality.

24:00 Can VR help us break out from our affirmation bubbles and safe spaces?

26:30 Companies don't have an incentive to get rid of echo chambers.

30:00 How will content creators remain authentic in the vr platforms that host them?

32:00 Can we have our cake and eat it when it comes to privacy?

35:00 The meaning of privacy.

37:00 If you can't be happy if you're not yourself.

39:00 Protecting people and free speech at the same time.

41:00 Transhumanism vs. AI waking up.

44:00 "Creating a thing that will be a thousand steps above us on the evolutionary stair care."

46:00 Sarah is the Rickitiest Rick in the multiverse.

48:30 Starting real life Pokemon with Crispr

50:00 The ultimate Pokemon Conspiracy

51:00 Defining privacy 10 years from now.

52:30 Privacy and democracy go hand in hand?

56:30 Who can you trust these days?

1:00:30 Stop watching the news and go watch West World.

1:02:20 What developers should keep in mind when it comes to privacy.

1:05:00 The implications the sensors like eye tracking will bring up in the real of privacy.

1:08:00 Will there be privacy standards in the metaverse?

1:10:00 How to protect your privacy as an individual.

1:12:00 How to connect with Sarah.

Thanks again to Sarah for being a true scholar and wizard of virtual reality!

Stay in touch with Sarah with the links below:

https://twitter.com/SarahADowney

https://uploadvr.com/author/sarahdowney/

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