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The metaverse push shouldn't be a surprise if you've read The Art of Surveillance Capitalism. The first step is to get data from the digital, from our online pr
by hardwaregeek 5y ago
The metaverse push shouldn't be a surprise if you've read The Art of Surveillance Capitalism. The first step is to get data from the digital, from our online presences. The second step is to get data from the physical world. Google did this with StreetView and then with Pokemon Go (Niantic started as an internal Google startup). Facebook needs more data and the metaverse is a thinly veiled attempt to get it.