08-26-2021, 06:08 PM
(08-26-2021, 01:27 PM)SladeX Wrote: Do you see any cause for concern that the left wing has apparently gotten in bed with the intelligence community, and the corporations that are amassing data on each citizen on an unprecedented scale? I see people's fear of a populist style leader, but I feel that there is just as much cause for concern, if not more, residing on the other side of the aisle!
Well, I'm not sure what you mean by "the left wing." The people I mean by that term are definitely NOT in bed with the intelligence community and corporations.
"This side of the aisle" will certainly not protect your data if it captures the White House again.
But I share your worries about "big data." The technology has outstripped our legal protections, and people will exploit the grey areas and lobby to keep them grey, usually by appealing to the 1st Amendment and free market principles.
If we want accountability regarding this issue, we need to check the record of each party--how has it responded to these technological challenges over the last 30 years or so? Then we can direct support and pressure and protest where it will do the most good.