MSNBC host Ali Velshi and Citizen board member talks with Caitlin Dickerson and Petra Molnar about the growing surveillance state and how big-donor tech companies are threatening due process
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Elon Musk may be stepping back from the federal government, Julia Angwin writes, "but his legacy there is already secured. DOGE is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system for the Trump administration -- the likes of which we have never seen in the U.S."[image or embed]
-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) May 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
@#4 ... My impression is that most Americans would be horrified just at how much personal information retailers have on them, ...
You mean, for example, like the retailers tracking the location within the store of the individual cell phones in customers' pockets to see which departments are visited by each customer?
Stores can see where you go by tracking your phone (2014)
phys.org
... Should shoppers turn off their smartphones when they hit the mall? Or does having them on lead to better sales or shorter lines at the cash register?
U.S. retailers are using mobile-based technology to track shoppers' movements at some malls and stores. The companies collecting the information say it's anonymous, can't be traced to a specific person and no one should worry about invasion of privacy. But consumer advocates aren't convinced. It's spying, they say, and shoppers should be informed their phones are being observed and then be able to choose whether to allow it.
The Federal Trade Commission held a workshop Wednesday on the issue, part of a series of privacy seminars looking at emerging technologies and the impact on consumers. FTC attorney Amanda Koulousias says the commission wants to better understand how companies are using phone-location technology, how robust privacy controls are and whether shoppers are notified in advance.
Here's how the technology works: ...
#9: Hi Donnerboy: Decades ago during the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, the US Army began biometric scanning their citizens whose data was entered into an enormous electronic gulag. My bosses were thrilled with the project and contractors made a fortune with this. Field tested in a warzone, this nightmare is coming to America soon. Imagine a police officer asking you to please look into a device that scans your iris during a "Terry Stop": media.defense.gov
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