Super Bowl Ad TRICKING You Into Welcoming Surveillance State!
During the Super Bowl, you may have seen a commercial for #Amazon’s #Ring “Search Party” feature, which uses an emotional lost-dog story to encourage adoption of participation in what amounts to a widespread neighborhood #surveillance net. Jimmy points out that the ad masks #privacy risks tied to AI-driven #cameras, data sharing, and Amazon’s broader surveillance ecosystem, including concerns about opt-out defaults and government access.
He and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger expand the discussion into a broader critique of social media and smart devices as tools of self-surveillance, suggesting public safety and convenience are being used to justify constant monitoring. Ultimately, it frames the commercial as emblematic of a growing surveillance state presented as benevolent technology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJtRDjoXN4
#why
During the Super Bowl, you may have seen a commercial for #Amazon’s #Ring “Search Party” feature, which uses an emotional lost-dog story to encourage adoption of participation in what amounts to a widespread neighborhood #surveillance net. Jimmy points out that the ad masks #privacy risks tied to AI-driven #cameras, data sharing, and Amazon’s broader surveillance ecosystem, including concerns about opt-out defaults and government access.
He and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger expand the discussion into a broader critique of social media and smart devices as tools of self-surveillance, suggesting public safety and convenience are being used to justify constant monitoring. Ultimately, it frames the commercial as emblematic of a growing surveillance state presented as benevolent technology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJtRDjoXN4
#why
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Super Bowl Ad TRICKING You Into Welcoming Surveillance State!
During the Super Bowl, you may have seen a commercial for Amazon’s Ring “Search Party” feature, which uses an emotional lost-dog story to encourage adoption of participation in what amounts to a widespread neighborhood surveillance net. Jimmy points out that…
#Clearview’s business model has drawn scrutiny because it scrapes photos from the internet and turns them into #biometric templates without knowledge or consent.— Article
#why #cops #facial #recognition #stalking #surveillance
#why #cops #facial #recognition #stalking #surveillance
Keep #Android Open
https://keepandroidopen.org
https://f-droid.org/2026/02/20/twif.html
During out talks with F-Droid users at FOSDEM26 we were baffled to learn most were relieved that #Google has canceled their plans to lock-down Android.
Why baffled? Because no such thing actually happened, the plans announced last August are still scheduled to take place. We see a battle of PR campaigns and whomever has the last post out remains in the media memory as the truth, and having journalists just copy/paste Google posts serves no one.
But Google said… Said what? That there’s a magical “advanced flow”? Did you see it? Did anyone experience it? When is it scheduled to be released? Was it part of Android 16 QPR2 in December? Of 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1 last week? Of Android 17 Beta 1? No? That’s the issue… As time marches on people were left with the impression that everything was done, fixed, Google “wasn’t evil” after all, this time, yay!
While we all have bad memories of “banners” as the dreaded ad delivery medium of the Internet, after FOSDEM we decided that we have to raise the issue back and have everyone, who cares about Android as an open platform, informed that we are running out of time until Google becomes the gate-keeper of all users devices.
Hence, the website and starting today our clients, with the updates of F-Droid and F-Droid Basic, feature a banner that reminds everyone how little time we have and how to voice their concerns to whatever local authority is able to understand the dangers of this path Android is led to.
We are not alone in our fight, IzzyOnDroid added a banner too, more F-Droid clients will add the warning banner soon and other app downloaders, like Obtainium, already have an in-app warning dialogue.
#why
https://keepandroidopen.org
https://f-droid.org/2026/02/20/twif.html
During out talks with F-Droid users at FOSDEM26 we were baffled to learn most were relieved that #Google has canceled their plans to lock-down Android.
Why baffled? Because no such thing actually happened, the plans announced last August are still scheduled to take place. We see a battle of PR campaigns and whomever has the last post out remains in the media memory as the truth, and having journalists just copy/paste Google posts serves no one.
But Google said… Said what? That there’s a magical “advanced flow”? Did you see it? Did anyone experience it? When is it scheduled to be released? Was it part of Android 16 QPR2 in December? Of 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1 last week? Of Android 17 Beta 1? No? That’s the issue… As time marches on people were left with the impression that everything was done, fixed, Google “wasn’t evil” after all, this time, yay!
While we all have bad memories of “banners” as the dreaded ad delivery medium of the Internet, after FOSDEM we decided that we have to raise the issue back and have everyone, who cares about Android as an open platform, informed that we are running out of time until Google becomes the gate-keeper of all users devices.
Hence, the website and starting today our clients, with the updates of F-Droid and F-Droid Basic, feature a banner that reminds everyone how little time we have and how to voice their concerns to whatever local authority is able to understand the dangers of this path Android is led to.
We are not alone in our fight, IzzyOnDroid added a banner too, more F-Droid clients will add the warning banner soon and other app downloaders, like Obtainium, already have an in-app warning dialogue.
#why
keepandroidopen.org
Keep Android Open
Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.
#USA #DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies
https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-a-single-search-engine-to-flag-faces-and-fingerprints-across-agencies/
#stalking #surveillance #biometrics #gov #why
https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-a-single-search-engine-to-flag-faces-and-fingerprints-across-agencies/
#stalking #surveillance #biometrics #gov #why
WIRED
DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies
Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition.
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Worldwide #Glyphosate Bans PROVE it's NOT Needed to Grow Food
Stay informed on current events, visit www.NaturalNews.com
- Glyphosate Ban and Food Production (0:00)
- EU Ban on Glyphosate as a Desiccant (3:35)
- Glyphosate's Persistence and Health Risks (9:43)
- Legal and Political Implications of Glyphosate Use (10:50)
- Alternatives to Glyphosate and AI Resources (20:10)
Watch more independent videos at http://www.brighteon.com/channel/hrreport
https://rumble.com/v767dm6-worldwide-glyphosate-bans-prove-its-not-needed-to-grow-food.html
#bioweapons #democide #depopulation #gov #why #fdt #frfk
Stay informed on current events, visit www.NaturalNews.com
- Glyphosate Ban and Food Production (0:00)
- EU Ban on Glyphosate as a Desiccant (3:35)
- Glyphosate's Persistence and Health Risks (9:43)
- Legal and Political Implications of Glyphosate Use (10:50)
- Alternatives to Glyphosate and AI Resources (20:10)
Watch more independent videos at http://www.brighteon.com/channel/hrreport
https://rumble.com/v767dm6-worldwide-glyphosate-bans-prove-its-not-needed-to-grow-food.html
#bioweapons #democide #depopulation #gov #why #fdt #frfk
“Musk is building the everything app collecting our data and sending our biometrics to the database in occupied Palestine.”
https://www.mintpressnews.com/x-users-find-their-real-names-are-being-googled-in-israel-after-using-x-verification-software-au10tix/290703/
#x #twitter #au10tix #mossad #honeypot #censorship #stalking #gov #why #Elon #musk
https://www.mintpressnews.com/x-users-find-their-real-names-are-being-googled-in-israel-after-using-x-verification-software-au10tix/290703/
#x #twitter #au10tix #mossad #honeypot #censorship #stalking #gov #why #Elon #musk
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How 53mb of code EXPOSED #Discord overnight…
On February 16, things took an extremely dark turn as researchers stumbled across 53 megabytes of exposed code that would open an insane rabbit hole forever, involving ties to mass #surveillance, #OpenAI, and even the USA government
https://youtu.be/KNjmJbMsvYU
#why #gov
On February 16, things took an extremely dark turn as researchers stumbled across 53 megabytes of exposed code that would open an insane rabbit hole forever, involving ties to mass #surveillance, #OpenAI, and even the USA government
https://youtu.be/KNjmJbMsvYU
#why #gov
Whitney Webb:
Won't it be fun with "X Money" launches next month, and then they can cancel your account and steal your money after you criticize war crimes that Big Tech is complicit in?
Please be smarter and keep your finances off of Musk's would-be "everything app" as much as you possibly can.
Quoting Alan MacLeod (@AlanRMacLeod)
Anonymous X users are reporting their full names are being Googled in Israel after they criticized its war crimes.
Many link it to X's use of Au10tix ID verification software - an Israeli company founded and staffed by "ex"-Israeli spies.
My new report:
https://www.mintpressnews.com/x-users-find-their-real-names-are-being-googled-in-israel-after-using-x-verification-software-au10tix/290703/
https://xcancel.com/_whitneywebb/status/2031742697644401010
#x #twitter #au10tix #mossad #bds #stalking #surveillance #gov #why
Won't it be fun with "X Money" launches next month, and then they can cancel your account and steal your money after you criticize war crimes that Big Tech is complicit in?
Please be smarter and keep your finances off of Musk's would-be "everything app" as much as you possibly can.
Quoting Alan MacLeod (@AlanRMacLeod)
Anonymous X users are reporting their full names are being Googled in Israel after they criticized its war crimes.
Many link it to X's use of Au10tix ID verification software - an Israeli company founded and staffed by "ex"-Israeli spies.
My new report:
https://www.mintpressnews.com/x-users-find-their-real-names-are-being-googled-in-israel-after-using-x-verification-software-au10tix/290703/
https://xcancel.com/_whitneywebb/status/2031742697644401010
#x #twitter #au10tix #mossad #bds #stalking #surveillance #gov #why
MintPress News
X Users Find Their Real Names Are Being Googled in Israel After Using X Verification Software "Au10tix"
A wide range of anonymous X (Twitter) users have reported that their real names are suddenly being Googled in Israel shortly after they began criticizing the country for its actions in Palestine. Some connected the phenomenon to Au10tix, the software X requires…
Some very solid work on piecing together who is behind this push for #Age #Verification
h/t: Haze Grey
https://tboteproject.com
#stalking #surveillance #gov #why #who
h/t: Haze Grey
https://tboteproject.com
#stalking #surveillance #gov #why #who
The TBOTE Project
Age Verification Lobbying: Dark Money, Model Legislation & Institutional Capture
Investigative research into age verification lobbying, dark money, and model legislation
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A reminder that an unspecified government agency proactively takes this video down from Youtube all the time. Wonder why that is.
@RussianBaZa
#NSA #Backdoor #gov #why
@RussianBaZa
#NSA #Backdoor #gov #why
SharedTrace
#Python tool for getting additional info by shared link (usernames, avatars, IDs etc).
Support TikTok, Instagram, Discord, ChatGPT, Perplexity and other platforms.
https://github.com/hondling/sharetrace
@cybdetective
#socmint #tracking #trackers #stalking #surveillance #why
#Python tool for getting additional info by shared link (usernames, avatars, IDs etc).
Support TikTok, Instagram, Discord, ChatGPT, Perplexity and other platforms.
https://github.com/hondling/sharetrace
@cybdetective
#socmint #tracking #trackers #stalking #surveillance #why
#Microsoft managed to trouble some open source devs.
https://itsfoss.com/news/microsoft-locks-out-open-source-developers/
@itsfoss_official
#microslop #why
https://itsfoss.com/news/microsoft-locks-out-open-source-developers/
@itsfoss_official
#microslop #why
It's FOSS
Microsoft Locked Out VeraCrypt, WireGuard, and Windscribe from Pushing Windows Updates
A mandatory verification requirement Microsoft introduced in October took them out.