Everything is spying on you and there’s no opting out - The Verge

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At least, in theory. To many, these supposed privacy safeguards are cold comfort at a time when widely hated surveillance tech like Flock cameras cover rural and suburban communities, subway walls advertise always-listening AI “Friend” pendants, and predatory influencers use Meta RayBan glasses to harass women in public. Everyday people who otherwise wouldn’t be concerned about privacy have been vandalizing and destroying Flock cameras in rural and suburban communities across the country. That isn’t just horrifying, it’s also physically and mentally debilitating. ”“It’s not just their own privacy that they’re compromising, it’s every single person in their life.

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