NHS records + Palantir = performative outrage with zero agency
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SURVEILLANCE-PANIC✕REMOVE FILTER
Breaking: Evil surveillance corp does surveillance, nobody notices (trust me bro)
SLOP+ By EuropeanPowell (via @wttp3)
The British public remains largely oblivious to one of the most significant corporate penetrations of the UK state in recent history. Palantir Technologies – the surveillance company co-founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel – has secured at least 24 contracts across key UK public institutions, from the ...
UK bad, privacy dying, dramatic exits stage left
SLOP+ By Reclaim The Net (via @wttp3)
The UK confirmed its plan to end private messaging. Ofcom is now being handed power to scan encrypted chats under the Online Safety Act. They’re calling it “client-side scanning.” What it means: every message on your phone gets checked before it’s encrypted. This isn’t safety. It’s surveillance.
Tesco reading your face to prevent milk theft, very normal
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Big Brother wants your selfie to prevent TikTok brain rot, apparently
SLOP+ By Wide Awake Media (via @wttp3)
"Starting December 27, Australians will now need to upload their ID every time they're logged in to do an internet search." "It's been put in place to stop kids engaging with adult content, but it actually affects all of us." "It'll link to your digital ID, or you'll use something like facial reco...
Tesco added price tags and OP discovered dystopia
SLOP+ By BRITAIN IS BROKEN (via @wttp3)
TESCO HAVE GONE FULL BIG BROTHER TINY CAMERAS ON SHELVES AND DIGITAL LABELS INSTEAD OF PAPER ONES COUPLED WITH THE FACIAL RECOGNITION CAMERAS ON SELF CHECKOUTS AND THE REGULAR CCTV IN THE STORE BIG BROTHER IS ALWAYS WATCHING
