TED-Ed: Is safety worth the loss of privacy? | Sarah Stroud and Michael Vazquez

The video discusses a government plan to assign driver credit scores to improve road safety by rewarding good driving and penalizing reckless behavior. This plan raises privacy concerns as it involves extensive surveillance. Philosophical perspectives on privacy, including those of Plato and Ruth Gavison, are explored, highlighting the tension between individual freedom and societal good. The video questions the intrinsic value of privacy and its role in democracy.

What is the primary goal of the government's plan to assign driver credit scores?

• To reduce reckless driving and accidents

• To increase the number of hover cars on the road

• To increase government revenue through fines

• To promote the use of public transportation

What is a major concern regarding the implementation of the driver credit score system?

• The potential invasion of privacy

• The lack of hover car technology

• The increase in traffic congestion

• The cost of installing new roads

According to some philosophers, why is privacy considered essential?

• It is necessary for personal freedom and democracy

• It allows for better government control

• It reduces the need for public transportation

• It increases economic growth

How does Plato view the concept of justice in relation to individual rights?

• Justice is irrelevant in a surveillance state

• Justice prioritizes the collective good over individual rights

• Justice focuses on economic equality

• Justice is about individual freedom

What does Ruth Gavison argue is necessary for exercising democratic rights?

• Economic stability

• Technological advancement

• Government surveillance

• Moral autonomy

What does Judith Jarvis Thompson suggest about the right to privacy?

• It is a combination of other specific rights

• It is an independent right

• It is not necessary in a democracy

• It is the most important right

What is the central question regarding the new driver surveillance system?

• Whether to ban hover cars entirely

• How to increase the number of hover cars

• How to reduce government spending

• Whether the safety benefits outweigh the privacy costs