How The Conversation from 1974 is connected to Tenet 2020?

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Harry Caul. The character played by Gene Hackman in The Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola probably does Michael Bay's The Rock ( with it's James Bond character ) into another Jerry Bruckheimer production: Enemy of the State by Tony Scott. Which probably still doesn't answer how we get from here to Tenet...

#surveillance #privacy #film #movies #cinema #cinemastodon #theconversation #francisfordcoppola #tenet #enemyofthestate #dejavu

Do rich people misunderstand what we all want, because they are rich?

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Remember this situation: Mark Zuckerberg in court asked about his surveillance technology, tries desperately to make an argument that being spied on is good actually, because they can shove more personally relevant ads down people's throats. Like come on man... how do you want this to be a good argument? But you think about it and realize: he is fucking rich. He might actually have a huge issue with what to buy. For him a system that learns what he likes and suggests what to spend his money on, is a system that solves his problem.

#rich #markzuckerberg #phia #gates #billgates #phoebegates #enshittification #software #freesoftware #opensource #surveillance

HALO 3C/3C-PS a Spy Device in School's bathrooms

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The following text is a story I wrote, after listening to a DEFCON Conference talk about HALO 3C devices that are designed to catch smoking and vaping children in schools. The hackers Reynaldo and nyx got access to one such device, took it apart, looked into its hardware and software. And found out that at best it is poorly designed. And at worst it is a literal Mossad bug to listen to kids talk.

#privacy #childsafety #surveillance #politics #hacking #defcon

$500 Billion Industry That Causes Not Only The Loss Of Freedom But Also Increases Anxiety

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It is estimated that by 2030 the child-surveillance industry will grow to $500 billion. An industry that capitalizes on bogus fears and causes anxiety in parents and children ( for different reasons ). And an industry that is both directly and indirectly causing the privacy nightmare that we are experiencing. On many levels the industry itself is causing much more damage than good. Here is a short summary of the damages it is causing and how to deal with them.

#privacy #surveillance #freedom #philosophy #kids #letgrow #freerangekids #paternalism #MentalHealth