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by flashman 3055 days ago
It looks fake, if not because of the sci-fi tech then because slide decks don't go into this much detail. But it has that ring of Black Mirror plausibility that means people will pay attention to it.

A "hashlib of engine noises" for determining user social class, ha! Fitbit spent millions of dollars just trying to accurately convert wrist movement into steps taken.

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The first slide, which names the presenting company as "[redacted] data broker llc" already had my bullshit alarms firing. Does someone really name their company that? Who would trust such a company?
And why would the "[redacted] Data Broker LLC" text be left-justified while the other title lines are centered? Why not redact the entire company name instead of leaving "Data Broker LLC", which is presumably part of the actual company name?