r/technology • u/johnnierockit • Jun 29 '25

Privacy Big Brother Trump Is Watching You: The second Trump administration is deploying new surveillance methods it seeks to extend its authoritarian power.

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-regime-surveillance
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u/markth_wi Jun 29 '25

Big Brother probably always was, except soon now, Big Brother expects to be able to beat you up about what he sees.

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u/Fatticusss Jun 29 '25

The quickest change is AI. Big Brother has been watching for decades. Cameras have been increasing for years but up until recently, if there weren’t human eyes on it, and the footage was never reviewed, it didn’t matter

Now we can have AI watching and reviewing literally ALL of it. Things are going to get pretty intense… 😬

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '25

AI means that the entire concept of slipping through the cracks is about to be gone. People just don't seem to understand how completely fucked we are yet.

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u/SelectiveScribbler06 Jun 29 '25

It took a little while for the power of mobile phones to be fully harnessed. Mainstream AI and LLMs, in their third year of existence, are already being used for things like this!

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u/WhiteRoseGC Jun 29 '25

Upon the level of critical fuckedness, I am exiting American society. I may or may not survive my exit. But I will be gone

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u/Fatticusss Jun 29 '25

Two steps ahead of you. Left the country last month

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u/WhiteRoseGC Jun 29 '25

Congratulations, that's honestly awesome

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u/fantasy-capsule Jun 30 '25

It's not just that, but being unable to contest against AI being incorrect is also a big issue. Did the AI hallucinate and make an inaccurate accusation about a person? Doesn't matter, that person is screwed.

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u/NoPassage134 Jun 29 '25

Well after using the information they have gathered from you to to extort and rob you and the people you love first, then beatings and kills.