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In reply to the discussion: 'Horrifying' leak reveals ICE 'stalkers' have access to Americans' cell phone data [View all]2na fisherman
(246 posts)Yes we all know Big Brother is watching since we are pretty much forced to interact with big data via the internet. And this intrusion on our privacy is now seen as the cost of doing business. Most financial transactions are conducted via phone/internet connections and merchants and banks are connected in that vital link. And even your home's utilities are connected in that way too. Fewer transactions are made in cash and merchants often have a hard time handling cash so it seems like cash may one day be made obsolete and everyone will be forced to make digital transactions. But what if you can be excluded from doing business by a malign government? I'm not very tech savvy, but notice what the Iranian regime has done in the wake of protests. Reports say they "turned off" the internet and cell phones. And everyone is blinded. So if such a thing can happen there, when does it happen here? And might a denial of service be specifically targeted at individuals and groups in the US which the Trump regime deems terrorists? I recall some quasi-biblical reference to The Mark Of The Beast which says those which didn't bear the mark would be banned from trading unless they swore allegiance to the beast. So everyone must submit to being "licensed" by the government to access the internet. Paranoia runs deep.