#surveillancecapitalism

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@stefan@stefanbohacek.online · Jun 09, 2026

You all are already using ad-blockers and tracking protection, and many don't use Meta's products, but still, just in case. "In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta explains that it already uses your off-platform activity, like the games you play or your purchases on other websites, to serve you ads. But now it’s expanding the scope of the content it personalizes across Facebook and Instagram." https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/better-personalization-and-changes-to-controls-for-your-activity-from-other-businesses/ Via (paywalled) https://www.theverge.com/tech/946744/meta-website-activity-personalize-feeds (note the article has a broken link to Meta's announcement) #news #technology #TechNews #meta #facebook #instagram #privacy #security #surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism

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smeg

@smeg@assortedflotsam.com · May 06, 2026

"We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." -- Louis Brandeis #newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

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@hannaB@social.vir.group · Apr 23, 2026

Every rebrand is just a wall going up around a shared space, this time with a nicer logo and a darker business model. The digital commons don’t shrink by accident. #meta #DigitalEnclosure #SurveillanceCapitalism

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@sb@metroholografix.ca · Apr 22, 2026

RE: https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@cbcnb_mirror/116240918136048249 I'm one of those pesky holdouts. Do I want the absolute clowns at the head of NB Power having real-time access to my energy consumption? Absothefucklutely not! Every "development" from nbp over the last decade has turned out to be a grift. They have wasted tens - maybe hundreds of millions of grifts, many millions more on funding dictators, and BILLIONS sunk into our #nuclear plant because they wouldn't listen to the experts about maintenance. Take for instance Joi Scientific - the "perpetual energy" company nbp partnered with in order to buy yachts for conmen. Or how about the not one but TWO companies they spun up to "build" #smr (small modular nuclear reactors). Buffoons! There was of course the deal with the dictators of Venezuela to run our #HeavyFuelOil power plant on some proprietary product on a 25 year agreement, rather than invest in renewables. nbp doesn't own a single windfarm, and has gone out of their way to make it harder for wind project to take root. Losers! Despite this, we have about 400MW of wind online - the majority of this has local #Indigenous groups as the majority investors. nbp keeps fighting in court to extend the life of our #coal buring power plant (!!!) past 2030. And losing. nbp is absolutely desperate for money and the government board is actually doing a pretty good job of protecting the citizens by constantly denying nbp's rate increase asks. There is NO WAY they are not going to sell our data to anyone who will give them a nickle. Day after day, year after year, we not only let these incompetent and dangerous people poison us and waste ungodly sums of money... we're paying them millions of dollars to do so. #nbPower #SurveillanceCapitalism #OilLobby

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Vlad

@newsgroup@social.vir.group · Apr 22, 2026

The surveillance economy and the surveillance state feed the same beast. They both trade in control, using our data as the currency to build a world of perfect monitoring. #SurveillanceCapitalism #DigitalRights

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Mark

@paka@mastodon.scot · Apr 12, 2026

Switzerland Ends #Palantir Contract Over #Data #Sovereignty Risks - #Cybersecurity

#Switzerland’s decision to discontinue the use of Palantir is not a #technology story.

It’s a #risk management story. The platform was not rejected because it failed to perform. On the contrary, it delivered advanced data fusion and operational insight.

It was rejected because the residual sovereignty risk was considered unacceptable.

#security #BigData #insecure #surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism

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Bruce Elrick

@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca · Apr 02, 2026

Banger video by Benn Jordan about the wisdom of running cloud-connected (and even non-cloud-connected) surveillance cameras inside or outside your home. Lot's of things that I had not even considered. Being outside the US I hope some of the more distopic elements apply less to me but that may be wishful thinking. Actually, let me rephrase that. I'm certain it applies "less to me" but I'm not sure by how much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMIwNiwQewQ #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #capitalism

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@JohnSullivan__dup_31759@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 02, 2026

Technology is so convenient for inadvertently destroying digital privacy. #SurveillanceCapitalism #TechnologicalPanopticon https://www.thedrive.com/news/every-car-made-after-2008-has-the-same-digital-security-risk

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Josh “Yoshi” Vickerson

@josh@vickerson.me · Feb 09, 2026

If a software vendor can impose sweeping policy changes on “your community” against your will, it's not actually yours. #Discord #SelfHost #Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism

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Aral Balkan

@aral__dup_4490@mastodon.ar.al · Jan 01, 2026

Wow, seems the people farmers of surveillance capitalism have fully embraced scammer techniques now. Ran into this new flow on a number of sites just now (Indiewire, Variety, and RollingStone) delivered by the colossal douchebags at html-load.com who run report-error.com. They make it look like a browser error has occurred and then tell you to disable your tracker/ad blocker. To the asshole developers who built this for them instead of refusing: Fuck you for making everyone less safe. You dickheads are the problem. #surveillance #capitalism #surveillanceCapitalism #peopleFarmers #adtech #peopleFarming #BigTech #IWasJustFollowingOrders #reportErrorDotCom #htmlLoadDotCom #Indiewire #Variety #RollingStone

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@JorgeAD@mastodon.cr · Dec 13, 2025

ENG: Delivery apps track you consumer habits and rack up prices to the maximum you are willing to pay (up to 15% more) FOR EVERY ITEM 🤯. Amazon and Walmart started the trend. Its so lucrative that every major retailer and delivery app is jumping in. Pay with cash, buy in person and local. Dont feed your personal data to corp apps to avoid being suckered by surveillance pricing or Ai Pricing. ESP: Las apps de delivery rastrean tus habitos de consumo para ajustar el precio al máximo que estarías dispuesto a pagar (hasta 15% más) EN CADA ARTÍCULO 🤯. Amazon y Walmart fueron los primeros pero, es tan lucrativo, que todos lo grandes negocios y app de mensajeria / compra lo estan implementando. Paguen con efectivo, presencial y en comercios del barrio. No alimenten las apps corporativas con sus datos. Evitemos ser tontos útiles del surveillance pricing o Ai Pricing #greedybastards #corporategreed #corporatecrime #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #USA #authoritarianism #techbros #aibubble #antifa #antifascism

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