How much is too much?
Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff wrote a monumental book about the new economic order that is alarming. "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," reveals how the biggest tech companies deal with our data. How do we regain control of our data? What is surveillance capitalism? In this documentary, Zuboff takes the lid off Google and Facebook and reveals a merciless form of capitalism in which no natural resources, but the citizen itself, serves as a raw material. How can citizens regain control of their data?===================================================================================https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL4bz3QXWEo
When should enough have been enough? The part (at 7:30) about a woman being pregnant and a supermarket chain knowing before she did is an eye opener. Shoulld be a brain opener too.
Interestingly, one of our valued regulars posted something similar some time back.
@icyfroth wrote:
Film director Oliver Stone has says Pokémon Go is a “new level of invasion” of privacy that could lead to “totalitarianism”.
Oliver Stone has a history of taking on the establishment, and questioning historical and social narratives that society has been conditioned to accept as truth.
While promoting his new movie about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden at Comic-Con International, the hollywood filmmaker was asked about security concerns associated with Pokémon Go.
Stone noted that companies were actually using the game to carry out“surveillance capitalism” by monitoring people’s behaviour.
Stone said…
“It’s not funny. What’s happening is a new level of invasion.
“The profits are enormous here for places like Google. They’ve invested a huge amount of money in data mining what you are buying, what you like, your behaviour.
“It’s what some people call surveillance capitalism.”
I'm surprised that more folks didn't post on her thread. Don't we care?
With the privacy issue there are so many other issues feeding into this issue. With marketing companies, smart phones, smart TVs, smart fridges, smart meters etc., what is supposed to govern and limit their intrusion into our privacy is a law set down by political representatives. The main question should be not how trustworthy are they but how long until they betray the people they were elected to represent? In Australian politics, there are many politicians which including former PMs who have done things which should have seen them imprisoned. So do you think we have have any hope?
With crime and terrorism, it's obvious we need some kind of actions in place to keep innocent people safe. I don't disagree with that at all. But how long until this power gets abused?
It has been said that in the US, a man who can't be bought is the one who doesn't get elected.
Anyway, back to Shoshana Zuboff. What she says is an important message to wake up folks before it's too late!
With those industries that crave extra personal info about people for profit, there hasn't been much success in limiting them to date. Buying a "Yes" in the West is as easy as it in any Third World country.
You won't have to worry soon, boards all change tomorrow, doubt any of us wil be 'Findable' 
