She’d stayed longer than planned. It was dark. She could wait until someone was heading her way but why couldn’t she walk her own streets alone? She could call a driverless but it was a nice evening. She made her excuses and as the cold air hit her, she tapped her earpiece: “OK, WatchMe,” she said. The streetlight camera didn’t move; the one in the shop window didn’t show it had locked her FaceID . There was no sign from the smart pavement that her steps were being tracked differently. But her earpiece glowed a reassuring red: she was being Watched.
She’d stayed longer than planned. It was dark. She could wait until someone was heading her way but why couldn’t she walk her own streets alone? She could call a driverless but it was a nice evening. She made her excuses and as the cold air hit her, she tapped her earpiece: “OK, WatchMe,” she said. The streetlight camera didn’t move; the one in the shop window didn’t show it had locked her FaceID . There was no sign from the smart pavement that her steps were being tracked differently. But her earpiece glowed a reassuring red: she was being Watched.