I know it’s a bit cliche at this point to go over this but it’s still surreal to me how we know we live in a digital panopticon that actively has changed our behavior. We do not know if we are specifically being monitored, but the fact that it’s a non-zero chance, no matter how small of a percent it is, has prevented true behaviors from being expressed. The fedposting emoticon itself is a ironic reflection of this. Who knows how much we’re willing to change ourselves just to appease some masters in criminal psychology suit sitting in a windowless cubicle in Virginia?
creating spyware to steal people's credit card info
creating spyware to run covert terroristic google searches on other people's devices thus hiding yourself in plain sight