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Journalist warns Silicon Valley data collection echoes Stasi

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Investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr warns that Silicon Valley's collection of information and data surpasses that of the Stasi. She emphasizes the significant risks associated with the weaponization of this data and its potential implications. Cadwalladr links this to concerns about Big Tech's influence, authoritarianism, and unchecked capitalism. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the potential misuse of data by tech companies, impacting privacy and societal structures.

RANK_REASON This is commentary from a journalist expressing an opinion on data collection practices.

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Journalist warns Silicon Valley data collection echoes Stasi

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

    Carole # Cadwalladr : “Silicon Valley has vastly more # information and # data than the Stasi had in earlier days”, this should frighten you. If it doesn’t then

    Carole # Cadwalladr : “Silicon Valley has vastly more # information and # data than the Stasi had in earlier days”, this should frighten you. If it doesn’t then you don’t understand the risks involved in the weaponisation of data and where this could lead. # BigTech # Authoritari…

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