The US is turning into a mass techno-surveillance state
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·June 7, 2025null
neilv
The subhead says "have accelerated", which is bigger than the headline's "is turning into".
xpltr7
They are turning the U.S. into a surveillance state but its psychologically darker than this article has stated. The immigration issue is a ruse to stir up the U.S. citizens to accept more surveillance per the political "anger" of "get the foreign invaders out of here" type people. This has to be propagated on the news in order to persuade public opinion to bring in the digital identities and digital monetary system with implanted chips that work in unison based on body movements to mine their cryptocurrency. Check Microsofts'...ie Bill Gates 20200666 patent for exactely that. Trump, at a rally has said he will implement the biometric entry/exit visa tracking system, for land, sea & air.
The goals of all these nations working together come directely from the World Economic Forum. Klaus Shwab-ass has said the governments will be stakeholders in the giant tech companies. The tech companies have peoples data that governments want but dont have "user-friendly" welcome into peoples data as the deceptive tech companies do. Thats why you've seen Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, Sam Altman and Trump together in photos recentely planning the technocracy transition. Trump also making plans with Palantir which already targets civilians in Gaza for air strikes.
So, what "they" want is total U.S. surveillance on all citizens not just foreigners. Drones will fly and identify "enemies of the nation" based on the U.S. governments twisted interpretations of whats right or wrong. They want to completely control and enslave you to an AI false god that will determine what you can buy, when you can go outside, where you can or cant go, what you can or cant do. A digital slave system. An outside prison but a "Smart City" in their words.
DrillShopper
Turning into one?
It's been one for at least the last twenty years.
esafak
The problem is that people become used to the conditions they are living in, so the disaster is always in the future. People expect some sharp, intolerable transition.
SlightlyLeftPad
Traveling abroad to asian countries it becomes immediately and shockingly clear how intolerable surveillance really can be. Between having your face and fingerprints scanned on a pirated windows xp pc to being fined heavily for going 51 kph in 50 zone it can be hard to imagine how much worse it can get from there, but it can.
gregjor
On the other hand, as an American citizen living in Asia after spending most of my life in the USA, I like not getting mugged, assaulted, or run over by a speeding car.
I think you refer to China, or maybe Japan or Singapore. Not every country in Asia has advanced surveillance. The UK, Canada, and America have advanced the same technology but use it in other ways, which is why American police can’t make the subways or roads safe like the Japanese have, but monitor your social media posts and emails for signs of terrorism and political dissent.
jdsnape
I’m interested in how strong your reaction is to those two examples. Could you explain why those are such terrible things?
bitwize
Entering Japan there's a nice friendly line marked "Japanese" where everyone just passes in smoothly, and a grim dystopian line marked "Foreigner" at which your fingerprints and photo are taken before you're allowed entry. It's like humans vs. fookin' prawns in District 9. And this is Japan, one of the more liberal East Asian states.
Japanese businesses often refuse foreigners outright, or, like famed cheap-goods retailer Don Quijote, have notices posted indicating they can demand you cough up your passport at any time, so have it ready before entering.
At least the customs agents were friendly, in that Japanese way, even as they asked me probing questions like why I flew in from Helsinki on Finnair instead of over the Pacific on an American airline. Though they seemed content with my answer ("because it was cheaper").
jjav
> It's been one for at least the last twenty years.
Ubiquitous smartphones have racheted this up to a level before unimaginable.
Imagine saying in 1990 that in 2025 everyone will be carrying a locator device which tracks their whereabouts 24/7 and who they associate with and message with.
johnea
I read that article this morning, that was also my reaction.
Do they not remember Snowden?
Although the level of accessing "social media" posts, and internal government docs, for use in persecution of an individual is rising to new levels with The Cheato administration.
BirAdam
Although, Cheatos are the wrong shade of orange. I feel like the Orange Immigration Man is something more like a Kraft Single.
FridayoLeary
I get why large scale surveillance technology is an evil thing but what i don't understand is this articles fixation on protecting immigrants.
It's the duty of a government to protect their countries borders. If individuals will bring a negative benefit to the country then they must be sent away. I don't know why that should be controversial but it's something that the Biden administration and the Uk both struggle with.
mixmastamyk
I've noticed it's a common tactic, apparently to get the left motivated? But yes, I think it is an odd one in the general.
In this case however, el pais, with their largest audience being in latin america, is probably honestly concerned about how migrants are being treated by the trump admin.
knowaveragejoe
> If individuals will bring a negative benefit to the country then they must be sent away.
What if I told you that almost none of them bring a "negative benefit"?
FridayoLeary
That would be a lie.
xpltr7
They are turning the U.S. into a surveillance state but its psychologically darker than this article has stated. The immigration issue is a ruse to stir up the U.S. citizens to accept more surveillance per the political "anger" of "get the foreign invaders out of here" type people. This has to be propagated on the news in order to persuade public opinion to bring in the digital identities and digital monetary system with implanted chips that work in unison based on body movements to mine their cryptocurrency. Check Microsofts'...ie Bill Gates 20200666 patent for exactely that. Trump, at a rally has said he will implement the biometric entry/exit visa tracking system, for land, sea & air. The goals of all these nations working together come directely from the World Economic Forum. Klaus Shwab-ass has said the governments will be stakeholders in the giant tech companies. The tech companies have peoples data that governments want but dont have "user-friendly" welcome into peoples data as the deceptive tech companies do. Thats why you've seen Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, Sam Altman and Palantir. Palantir AI already targets civilians in Gaza for air strikes. So, what "they" want is total U.S. surveillance on all citizens not just foreigners. Drones will fly and identify "enemies of the nation" based on the U.S. governments twisted interpretations of whats right or wrong. They want to completely control and enslave you to an AI false god that will determine what you can buy, when you can go outside, where you can or cant go, what you can or cant do. A digital slave system. An outside prison but a "Smart City" in their words.
kgwxd
The time for action was n years ago when sane people were trying to convince idiots to stop being dumb. Stop being dumb!