It only took a couple of decades of grinding down the public’s perception of privacy. 2000s — PATRIOT Act (and other heinous domestic surveillance acts with no

It only took a couple of decades of grinding down the public’s perception of privacy. 2000s — PATRIOT Act (and other heinous domestic surveillance acts with no due process) — “wE aRe pUrSuInG tERrOrIsM” Then the invention of the portable digital camera and subsequent social media between the mid 2000s and 2010s — “selfies” and other aspects of social media made it so much easier for private and public entities to spy on people Then the introduction of godawful companies like “23andme”. Fortunately never bit the hook and “FOMO’d” into it but rather kept this data between my doctor and myself (and the genetics testing company). Much more expensive, but at least I am covered by HIPAA. Then last but not least, the introduction of big data companies and broker companies which build profiles on everyone that uses “free” products such as Google search, Facebook, tik tok, and many others that preceded it. We can’t even escape ads and profiling when we _pay_ for the fucking thing. I want to say 9/11 changed the game, but in reality I think the erosion of privacy was happening way before that (ie, to serve advertisers)