Surveillance and Power
Cindy discusses the rise of the surveillance business model and its implications for privacy and power dynamics in the tech industry. She highlights the shift away from traditional antitrust principles, emphasizing the need for a decentralized web to foster diverse platforms for expression. Both agree on the incompetence and moral ambiguity of large tech companies, suggesting that current systems are unmanageable and require significant reform.In this clip
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