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Surveillance concerns unite diverse groups, from churches to medical appointments

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A Mastodon post highlights the commonality between individuals seeking to avoid surveillance at various locations like churches, dispensaries, and medical appointments. The post links to a broader article examining how local governments share personal information, using New Mexico as a case study but aiming to inform readers about surveillance economies more generally. The series discusses efforts to reveal New Mexico's for-profit surveillance economy, referencing Flock cameras and AI surveillance technologies. AI

IMPACT Highlights how AI-powered surveillance technologies are increasingly integrated into local government data sharing practices, raising privacy concerns for citizens.

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post discussing surveillance concerns, which falls under commentary rather than a core AI release or significant industry event.

Read on Mastodon — mastodon.social →

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Surveillance concerns unite diverse groups, from churches to medical appointments

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "People who don’t want to be surveilled going to a church, dispensary, or medical appointment have more in common than they think. " This is part two in a serie

    "People who don’t want to be surveilled going to a church, dispensary, or medical appointment have more in common than they think. " This is part two in a series I've been working on that looks at how local governments are sharing our personal information: https:// progressnownm.…

    LINKS progressnownm.org/dont-wait-for-somebody-…

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