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How the US is turning into a mass techno-surveillance state (english.elpais.com)

submitted 1 week ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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President Trump and his former star advisor, Elon Musk, have accelerated the deployment of a vast technological infrastructure that monitors the lives of millions of people. The system is focusing on immigrants — for now

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[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Uhhh you been living under a rock? Its been a techno-surveillance state for decades.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 1 week ago

Fascist. The word is fascist. And yes, decades.

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

There are two broad types of governments: those that benefit the many, and those that oppress the many in order to benefit a few.

Those that benefit the many have no colorable need for mass surveillance.

[–] AngrySquirrel@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/she-got-abortion-so-texas-cop-used-83000-cameras-track-her-down

https://cardinalnews.org/2025/03/28/i-drove-300-miles-in-rural-virginia-then-asked-police-to-send-me-their-public-surveillance-footage-of-my-car-heres-what-i-learned/