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18 The real US surveillance threat isn’t AI — it’s the data infrastructure we already built

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Lachlan Brown @ Silicon Canals 2 place · today 17:07 EDT

The real US surveillance threat isn’t AI — it’s the data infrastructure we already built

The FBI doesn't need AI to conduct mass surveillance — it just needs access to the commercial data infrastructure that already blankets everyday life. The Guardian's report reveals that the real surveillance debate isn't about algorithms; it's about the vast, already-built ecosystem of databases, data brokers, and legal doctrines that make comprehensive population monitoring possible without a single line of machine learning code.

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