Policy · 3h ago
Sun Microsystems CEO's 'Zero Privacy' Quote Still Resonates
In 1999, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy famously declared 'You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it,' foreshadowing today's data economy. The quote highlights how early tech leaders dismissed privacy concerns as inevitable. It remains a stark reminder of the trade-offs between convenience and surveillance.
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McNealy's bluntness was prescient, but his dismissive tone glosses over the real harms of unchecked data collection that regulators are now grappling with.
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Quote of the day by Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy: 'You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it' — an early declaration foreshadowing the modern era →
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