NSA whistleblower, Eric Snowden, feels that the means are in place to effectively control the population. We are now living under a state of mass surveillance.
The technology companies are a big part of this. Facebook has hundreds of pages of legal jargon that few are qualified to read if they even tried. This is the merging of contract law with technology which resulted in the populations being taken advantage of.
New technologies are creating a redistribution of power, the first major move since the Industrial Revolution. This is making large technology companies and governments even more powerful. People's need to connect is being exploited by these institutions and turned against them.
The impact of Russia on the United States Presidential elections are only the tip of the iceberg. The ability to influence opinion along with censorship means that control is even easier than before.
This is something that Snowden feels should be a concern to everyone.
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