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by andrei_says_ 443 days ago
The other important fact is that there are multiple entities keeping an ever-growing dossier on you which you cannot see, delete, or correct.

Every step you take, every word you write, every picture or video you look at, every single thing you pay for, every place you go, every person you call/message, or are physically near to. And the times when you left your phone behind. For everyone, combined, analyzed, searchable, with machine-learning-everything thrown at it to find and predict patterns and of course to stalk exes, political activists, anybody.

Imagine what the Stasi police could do with all of this and know that your current administration is doing it.

It’s a bit depressing even if put to the music of I’m Watching You by hmmm… the Police.