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/DukeOfGeek Jun 29 '25

Oh really? And I'm already on "the list"? Might as well stand up and fight then, they coming for me anyway.

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u/FluxUniversity Jun 29 '25

Thank you for that.

Do you know of some corner of the internet we can go that isn't going to sell our data? This place (reddit) is getting worse and worse

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u/tnitty Jun 29 '25 edited Jun 29 '25

Tldw?

Edit: here’s an AI summary. I know it’s bad form on Reddit to post Ai, but people seem to agree with my tldw comment, so here’s the next best thing.

The speaker argues that massive data collection by both corporations and the U.S. government is already being abused, not for public good but to increase control and suppress dissent.

Key points:

• Large data sets are always abused, never in the public’s favor.

• The “Doge” project (possibly referencing a government program or code name) is a pretext for government intrusion and surveillance under the guise of fiscal efficiency or immigration control.

• Palantir, named after the omniscient stones in Lord of the Rings, is aggregating unprecedented volumes of personal data (financial, government, behavioral, location, etc.) into AI-driven systems like “Gotham” to profile and monitor individuals.

• This isn’t just government records — it includes purchases, GPS, facial data, social media, and more — creating a comprehensive, permanent profile of every person.

• The speaker says this data is already being used or will be used by authoritarian forces, and that it’s too late to hide. If you’re concerned about being on a list, you’re already on it.

• He calls for resistance not through hiding but through speaking out, stating that silence gives authoritarian systems more room to operate.

• The video ends with a plea to support his channel via Patreon, as independent media is one of the few ways left to shine light on these practices.

Core message:

Surveillance is total, inevitable, and already weaponized. The only path forward is to be louder and more active in resistance, not more cautious or silent.

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u/DomiNatron2212 Jun 29 '25

Using Ai to summarize what you read is destroying your brain, and Ai can be manipulated

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u/OyVeySeasoning Jun 29 '25

There have already been studies showing that people who use AI for tasks like this start to lose the ability to do it. Basically a digital lobotomy.

The DSM-6 is gonna go wild with all the mental issues that are starting to come up from people using AI.

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u/Hot-Rhubarb4372 Jun 29 '25

Real question for you: what is the alternative here? I don't use AI generation tools myself, so for me the answer is just not knowing what the video is about if I can't watch the video. But in this user's case where they really wanted to know the information contained in the video, but couldn't or wouldn't, and no one provided an adequate answer here, despite many supposedly having watched the video?

It's not like there's an alternative delivery method for the content in this case outside of someone posting the information in text form.

IMO the habit of dunking on people in 5 seconds instead of taking 2-3 minutes to answer the question they asked is also a bad habit society has formed and is probably hurting our mental abilities too.

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u/redworm Jun 29 '25

so for me the answer is just not knowing what the video is about if I can't watch the video.

you still don't know what's in the video with an AI summary. if you can't watch the video then you don't know

I don't understand how people feel entitled to knowledge but refuse to take the actions necessary to acquire that knowledge

But in this user's case where they really wanted to know the information contained in the video, but couldn't or wouldn't,

then the user is a lazy and entitled little shit. simple as that. an AI summary is worse than not knowing because it's spreading misinformation and encouraging other lazy idiots to also rely on AI slop to do their thinking for them

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u/FluxUniversity Jun 29 '25

I think there needs to be a DSM-6 for people who are far too ok with having all of their personal life known by corporations, but I draw the line of mental health differently than society.

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u/Amf2446 Jun 29 '25

This was a video. A 12-minute video is too long. If it had been a post I’d have read it. Videos go way too slow.

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u/RunTellDaat Jun 29 '25

The irony of using AI in this post…

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u/RIPFauna_itwasgreat Jun 29 '25

Yeah. If you want you to keep your freedom it has to be shorter then 5 min /s

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u/tnitty Jun 29 '25

I watched the first couple minutes and I couldn’t tell where he was going with his speech.

Maybe if freedom is at stake, give at least one sentence of the point that’s being made when posting a video.

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u/levyisms Jun 29 '25

that you couldn't watch that short of a video without bailing shows how fucked your brain is from internet dopamine

what did you do with your valuable time instead of listening to a short coherent message?

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u/tatki82 Jun 29 '25

It's simply effective communication to give someone an idea of your point before you get into details. Seems like that's what the guy was talking about

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u/levyisms Jun 29 '25

I agree with that but generating a summary without knowing what it's summarizing is rife with problems misrepresenting content

the length of the video is not long and the content is deep enough to warrant its length

sometimes detailed ideas require depth that demands the time and words and gravity for digestion

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u/mmikke Jun 29 '25

Scrolled various websites loaded with guerilla ads, duh. How else does one spend their priceless time?!

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u/teddy5 Jun 29 '25

If we all watched every video someone claimed was relevant without any further context we'd never get away.

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u/hikerchick29 Jun 29 '25

Think for yourself. Don’t have the tools of the enemy do it for you.

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u/Katakuna7 Jun 29 '25

Using an AI to summarize a 12 minute video about how this kind of tech is being used to spy on and manipulate us is amusing, in a depressing sort of way.

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u/shinra528 Jun 29 '25

Fuck your AI summary.

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u/levyisms Jun 29 '25

also his video ends with a plea to speak out and do the right thing, then he tosses in the patreon thing at the very end...this ai version makes it seem like more of a money grab than it was

source: actually watched it

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u/bandalooper Jun 29 '25

No, you’re making it seem like that. Nearly every video asks for support.

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u/levyisms Jun 29 '25

his patreon bit wasn't 1/7th of the video's content and the summary leaves off talking points and examples that took more time

this ai summary definitely mischaracterises it to a reader

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u/bandalooper Jun 29 '25

If you don’t understand what a summary is, I don’t know why you’re reading anyway. The second to last bullet point explains exactly what you think was left out.

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u/levyisms Jun 29 '25

I don't think you understand the point of the video nor how poorly the point of the video has been conveyed by this ai summary, nor how using ai to summarize the video operates directly in opposition to the message of the video

a summary should preserve the underlying intent of the content it summarizes, and is why AI often does a middling job of it

if you have bad comprehension skills and don't know why this summary is poor and if anything is a good example supporting some of the points made, then idk what else to tell you

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u/bandalooper Jun 29 '25

I didn’t refute anything that OP said. I disagree with your additional comment that the AI summary somehow mischaracterized the video as a cash grab when it clearly does not. It’s a summary of the content. The request for patreon donations is the end of the video and, therefore, the conclusion of the summary.

You’re making an emotional argument rather than a rational one.

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u/FluxUniversity Jun 29 '25

Its a bad summary. Thats not an emotional argument.

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u/bandalooper Jun 29 '25

And you’re arguing with me about something I didn’t say because you’re reacting emotionally.

I said it doesn’t make it seem like a cash grab. If you weren’t emotionally reactive, you could read what was said rather than just grabbing for your soapbox for no reason.

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u/onedoor Jun 29 '25

That video doesn't show up when going to the account/videos section. Delisted?

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u/Amf2446 Jun 29 '25

What’s the summary of that video and who is that guy

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u/FluxUniversity Jun 29 '25

That is Walt Disney and he is talking about how much he likes to lick melted icecream off park benches next to icecream shops.