The Fourth Amendment secures our right to be secure against unreasonable searches, right?
Not anymore, explains Naomi Brockwell on her popular YouTube channel.
In my new video, she explains how tech companies spy on us and then sell our information to the government.
But some of us actually find that tech companies prying can be a good thing.
Neil Chilson of the Charles Koch Institute says, “It’s not only good for the companies; it’s good for the user because it makes for a much more seamless experience.”
Apps can recommend places to eat, stores to shop at and much more.
These apps “make my life easier,” I tell Brockwell. “Convenience matters.”
“Convenience absolutely matters,” Brockwell agrees, “but privacy is important. … The U.S. government knows what color underwear you like to buy and what kinds of videos make you scroll a little bit slower.”
“So, what?” I say.
“That data is forever,” she points out. “Stored in permanent records associated with your identity in databases in Utah.”
Brockwell says, “You have no control over what regime might come to power tomorrow, over which hacker might get access to that data. You have no control…
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