1) The amount of information that big tech companies have about individuals is enormous compared to the most nosy neighbor. Search engine usage, email contents,

1) The amount of information that big tech companies have about individuals is enormous compared to the most nosy neighbor. Search engine usage, email contents, phone location, IM metadata tell quite a story. 2) In the any tight knit community or town privacy is equal and non hierarchical. I know about you and you know about me and everything is good or at least tolerable. This is not comparable in any way to the completely asymmetrical big tech/government surveillance (and consequently manipulation) that is happening. Information is power and asymmetry of power is domination.