How the US is turning into a mass techno-surveillance state
President Trump and his former star advisor, Elon Musk, have accelerated the deployment of a vast technological infrastructure that monitors the lives of millions of people. The system is focusing on immigrants — for now
Is there a word for when the media is constantly like 3+ years behind with "warnings" like this? I mean Jesus Christ, turning into?
20+ years behind
True... Though things have accelerated at an alarming pace over the past few years
Better that they cover it than not. And the recent ramp up is worth reporting on, it's a new level of weaponization compared to previous administrations.
I'm sure German could do a compound of "spät erkennen" or similar for a late realisation.
Every part of the world is. It's not unique to the US. Laws need to be passed to stop this.
Yes. Unfortunately, these systems are also a great gift for any upcoming fascist regime (like the Trump junta currently) which will not only happily continue using the existing infrastructure but also extend it like mad.
Maybe humanity's greatest weaknesses overall: the lack of foresight and the lack of wisdom learned from historic precedents (e.g. Nazi Germany? Forgotten by now). Everything's always about short-term goals, ignoring any long-term disadvantages. See also: climate disaster.
Laws aren't enough for something of this magnitude. The general population needs to grow to match the much greater challenges presented by modern technology, or we're going to descend into another dark age until we do learn how to behave.
Uh you mean since like, 2001?
And by US, the author means the world.
Uh, do the kids these days really not know about the post-9/11 Patriot Act?
"Turning"?! "into"?!
ig neither the glowies, nor Snowden, nor Manning exist
turning into? its been for a decade or more.
it's already a surveillance state and both the red and blue party are complicit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010s_global_surveillance_disclosures
kinda been that way since 2001
Since a bit earlier or so I've read.
We are already there
Where are all the "nothing to hide" people now.
Probably realizing that Democrats can now trace who bought MAGA hats and they too have guns.
"Turning into" lol. The USA and all their partner countries like the ones in the 5 Eyes program have all been mass techno-surveillance states for decades.
The 5 eyes countries are not allowed to spy on their own citizens, but they can freely share data.
Isn't there an obvious loophole here.
Shhhh... Don't make it even more obvious. The fig leaf covering it is already so flaccid, that it might instantaneously turn into dust at the slightest disturbance.
It’s almost like it was by design.
They also just spy on their own citizens anyway, because who is going to stop them?
Are these people retarded? Did they forget Edward Snowden?
wait US is putting surveillance on techno producers?
Here's a 20 year old album about it (it's really cool that my favorite band is called ISIS. It's neat how they broke up in 2010 but I still can only wear the merch at home)
Panopticon is fucking brilliant...hands down my Favorite ISIS album.
How hard did Musk press his fingers on his other hand? Or does his blood not flow that hard?
