The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed. Meanwhile 5 years ago in China they're using cameras to monitor pupils in the classroom to see who is paying attention [0] and more recently intrusive desktop monitoring [1] also something used by some of the gig workers like Upwork [2]? The demand is there, people like their shipping updates with packages. It's pretty bleak tbh.

[0] https://www.engadget.com/general-motors-ultium-battery-more-... [1] https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/China-s-tech... to-limits-by-surveillance-software [2] https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolineodonovan/upwork...