If technology is going to take over our lives, it needs to be a bit more considerate

As computers start to watch our every move, drive our cars, control our heating, even construct our reality, the promise to respect and protect our privacy is not just nice, but necessary, says Andrew Griffin

Can we trust technology with our lives? (Reuters)

If 2018 was the year we learnt to hate tech, then 2019 must be the year it hopes to win us back.

It might seem that recently the industry has given up on its aspirations to revolutionise knowledge and communications, and instead focused on sowing disinformation and monetising our private lives.

It was blamed for election results and mental health crises, finally changing the world on the scale its proponents promise – but not for the better.