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Mobile games are basically running a sneaky little data hustle right under our noses. That “innocent” puzzle game or battle royale app you downloaded isn’t just tracking your gameplay. Games are routinely tapping into your GPS, WiFi connections, and cell tower data to pinpoint exactly where you are. Regulators like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have flagged that gaming companies collect significant financial and personal data, sometimes including users’ banking information through in-app purchase systems, all while roughly 86% of mobile games in North America collect personal data without proper consent, according to one 2023 analysis. The wild part? We…
Leah over at The Leah Files just dropped a deep-dive tracing how license plate readers, drones, 911-call hacking tools, and phone-tracking tech from companies like Flock Safety, Carbyne, Toka, and Leonardo all connect into one surveillance web, with the same venture capital firms: Andreessen Horowitz and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, funding multiple pieces of the puzzle. She even connects some of the money trail to Jeffrey Epstein, who reportedly had a financial relationship with Ehud Barak, the guy who founded or co-founded several of these Israeli surveillance firms. But she doesn’t just blackpill herself; she points out that over 80…
Big news for anyone who uses Facebook or Instagram: starting this month, Meta is killing off the setting that let you opt out of them tracking your activity on other websites and apps. Basically, that little bit of control you had over how much of your life outside their apps gets fed into their data machine? Gone. It’s yet another reminder that Big Tech keeps finding sneaky ways to grab more of your personal info while acting like it’s no big deal.
Bazzel Baz and his wife Tina Paulson Baz the Program Director, give a concise, in-person briefing on who they are and how they operate.
I’ve cued this up to the 10 min mark, because the 5 min conclusion is downright powerful. From the beginning, however, this dude from Lost Art Ranch, Wyoming is talking about the value of information in your head and the ability to prosper without the use of technology. I don’t think he meant to swerve away from the AI invasion, but his points are all the more important with the velocity of the surveillance state growing out of control in a matter of months, not years.
Most people don’t realize it, but there’s a hidden battle going on over who controls America’s money and who actually benefits from it. Promethean Action describes this as a clash between a system that puts American workers first and a global financial system that has long benefited international banks over everyday people. Think of it like a game where the rules were written overseas to benefit someone else, Trump’s America First agenda is about rewriting those rules for you. Rather than just talking about bringing jobs back, the administration is now directing real money toward rebuilding American factories and manufacturing.…