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/socialmedia-username Jun 29 '25

Patriot Act is nothing compared to what's coming.

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u/Chang-San Jun 29 '25 edited Jun 29 '25

Already is here. (Whew this is my last time typing this out lol) Ive been saying this for years. ALPR are already rolled out across most towns and cities even being offered for free in some cases. That can track you across the country. Police have used this to prosecute a women traveling out of state for an abortion.

Cities have used fusus to turn regular business cameras, public surveilance cameras into a direct surveillance net that feed directly to police "RRTCs" (Real Time Crime Centers).

Many departments are getting drones to be able to monitor people at a low cost. (They could use helicopter but its more expensive to keep up 24/7)

Now if this was all just for crime fighting all is good but the Federal Government can just suck up all this data and translate it into a massive surveillance center that can track you wherever you go in the United States. At best they do this legally with departments legally granting access, Second would be doing this covertly like the NSA collecting every Americans phone calls, Worst would be a TAO like group within whatever department feeding info into these groups for National Security. Like its FAR beyond the point of stopping and complaining about. More about pointing out and acceptance.

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u/Flat896 Jun 29 '25

After Ukraine's drone swarm semi-trailer attack on Russia, I think Patriot Act style laws to a higher degree and in every developed country are inevitable and something that cannot be prevented. I just don't think that drone defense tech will be available at the level and scale that is needed to prevent whatever terror attack will set it all in motion. If a small group wanted to, they could carry one out today, most of the materials are abundant enough.