... but it would feel like plagiarism

Go read DiveMedic at Areo Ocho "More Surveillance"

"Merely refusing to have any of this hardware is no longer good enough."

I'm of two opinions (or more):
Note that I'm of the belief that such surveillance and the tools to make it possible are "Weapons of War" - "arms" so to speak - and therefore covered by the 2nd Amendment. Traditionally, spies are hung.

1) Fight Back:
Defense vs anti-Defense (as opposed to "Attack") - "Countermeasures": It's amazing how much equipment of the type necessary to mount an effective counter-defense is available to the common public. It's not free though: the difference between a 30-30 deer rifle and a sniper rifle.

2) Learn To Love It:
It's impossible to get away from it and it's only going to get more pervasive in a real hurry; they're building - right now and underway - massive multi-billion dollar factories to mass produce more advanced tools. 2 years from now: the 2028 elections?
(Indiana, N Carolina, New York ($100B for one facility), Ohio, Arizona, Idaho, Texas)

One major player is now the #1 company by market capitalization: Nvidia at $5.5T ... which makes 1 company the #3 ranked by GDP, behind the US as a whole and China (Germany close behind $5.4T at #4). There are 14 companies worth $1T or more.

"Data Centers" using AI sounds so much better than "it's a central gathering and interpretation point for surveillance information". AI is not what people hope for but it's a damn good search and compile engine. So there's not really any point in worrying about the overwhelming expansion of surveillance technology - it's here and we get daily evidence that the justice system is seriously flawed at best. And you are being judged of everything you do in public ... and home in same cases (Alexa?)

Nothing will change short of a >MAJOR< event that forces a disabling of the system. The war with Iran is not such a major event but could lead to one - say something like a nuke on DC ...

Your life will change. Take the Blue Pill until then.

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