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It used to be that when you read a newspaper, the newspaper did not also read you. When you watched TV, your TV did not also watch you…
Today when you read theguardian.com, over two dozen organisations whose trackers are embedded on the site also read you. When you watch YouTube, YouTube also watches you.
This is not some tin-foil hat conspiracy theory, it’s simply the business model of mainstream technology. I call this business model people farming.
Aral Balkan · In 2020 and beyond, the battle to save personhood and democracy requires a radical overhaul of mainstream technologyWe stand at the precipice of reverting from being people to being property again, hacked via a digital and networked backdoor, the existence of which we continue to deny at our peril.
@aral Smart TV's watch you as well...