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'Eyes Everywhere': Congress Is About to Vote to Expand Mass Surveillance of Americans, Experts Warn (www.vice.com)
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'Eyes Everywhere': Congress Is About to Vote to Expand Mass Surveillance of Americans, Experts Warn::Privacy experts worry that a proposed reform bill would greatly widen how the government can surveil Americans’ digital communications.

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[–] UltraMagnus0001 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

With AI and knowledge of everyone, the rich will be able to control us. Some might say they're not controllable, but you are the minority. Mass surveillance and control is what we're heading for. 1984 I might sound like a tinfoil nutjob but it's slowly happening and most don't even notice.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Why bother? We are already on our way to a more Brave New World style dystopia where we actively surrender because of the opioids and orgasm boxes.