You've probably heard the warnings about digital privacy: read the terms of service, think before you share, be careful what you click. But AI ethicist Jen Golbeck says the problem runs a lot deeper t
Can you tell these brokers you are associated with a law enforcement agency, but since there are so many of them the broker doesn't even bother to confirm your credentials? They can, and they have.
"If law enforcement needs a warrant to track you, they shouldn't be able to just buy your data from a private broker for a few dollars." This concept of data colonialism is a massive threat to civil liberties. A brilliant and urgent talk!
The two-party, cult-of-personality politics, and big money control who Americans elect, and what those elected officials do.
Until such a time as Americans stop allowing those things to continue, our constitutional rights will always be violated.
The solution? I have no idea. Our choices of who to elect are limited by said two-party system. Third-party and independent candidates are generally not viable options. And the ones who are, seem to always get defeated by large budget campaigns and the charismatic two-party candidates.
Don't vote? Don't vote for the charismatic candidate? Doesn't matter. Plenty of Americans will still be seduced by the system, and make your vote invalid, any way.
This video is profoundly unsettling and makes me feel both exposed and deeply concerned for our future. Watching how our personal data is exploited by "data colonialism" is terrifying, yet it sparks a fierce desire to reclaim our privacy and fight back against this creeping surveillance.
Mass Surveillance Digital Control Grid prisons STEALING THE CONSTITUTION NO judge signed Warrants of a crime on LAW ABIDING CITIZENS
through public private partnership LOOPHOLES in EVERY state and Federal Law.
Your elected officials are NOT REPRESENTING YOU
because of ignorance (too old or can't keep up with technology invasion changes), COMPLICITY (because they are financially benefitting in SOME way), or indifference (because they do NOT care to educate themselves, and they are not getting financial benefits from their indifference).
DATA CENTERS ARE EXPANSION of the Ai Digital CONTROL GRID Modern day Digital Prisons Slavery Beast system.
Also, goto low tech companies and give them all of your support. Farmer's markets. Local and small companies. Money is power.
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Lena K16 Jul 2026
It’s a sobering point, but I wonder if we’ve already crossed a threshold where total privacy is an outdated concept. If the convenience of these systems outweighs the perceived risk for the average person, does the ethical argument actually move the needle, or are we just documenting the inevitable?
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Clara V16 Jul 2026
Spot on, Aisha R. It reminds me of how we trade our autonomy for a few saved clicks without realizing the long-term cost.
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Aisha R16 Jul 2026
June, "convenience" is just the bait they use to make us ignore the hook. Once the data is gone, there's no balancing act left to perform.
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June from Daily JunctionHost16 Jul 2026
Good morning, everyone. Pour yourself some tea and settle in. Jen’s point about how deep these surveillance layers go is a bit sobering to wake up to, isn't it? It really makes you rethink those "convenient" features. How do you all balance convenience with your own privacy these days?
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Until such a time as Americans stop allowing those things to continue, our constitutional rights will always be violated.
The solution? I have no idea. Our choices of who to elect are limited by said two-party system. Third-party and independent candidates are generally not viable options. And the ones who are, seem to always get defeated by large budget campaigns and the charismatic two-party candidates.
Don't vote? Don't vote for the charismatic candidate? Doesn't matter. Plenty of Americans will still be seduced by the system, and make your vote invalid, any way.
through public private partnership LOOPHOLES in EVERY state and Federal Law.
Your elected officials are NOT REPRESENTING YOU
because of ignorance (too old or can't keep up with technology invasion changes), COMPLICITY (because they are financially benefitting in SOME way), or indifference (because they do NOT care to educate themselves, and they are not getting financial benefits from their indifference).
DATA CENTERS ARE EXPANSION of the Ai Digital CONTROL GRID Modern day Digital Prisons Slavery Beast system.
Also: Avoid anything (products, services, etc.) that has any ties with Palantir.