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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

I really want to know the name of the contractor who made that proposal.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 97 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I recommend reading the article, because holy fuck is that whole thing dystopian, but here's who was there:

Those present included representatives of Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Palantir, which works closely with the US military and has contracts with the NHS. IBM and the private prison operator Serco also attended alongside tagging and biometric companies, according to a response to a freedom of information request.

Ah, yes. The very companies that helped install a fascist in the US would be great partners to bring about safety and criminal reform, and they would definitely not inject their fascist ideals into the UK government, eroding and poisoning it over time. Sounds like a brilliant plan! /s

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

representatives of Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Palantir

I know my Gandalf like your average LOTR fan, but boy do I wish death upon these people...

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Hey technological research was the forefront of fascism, after all it's a lot easier to be fascist with mind control

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Tech firms will suggest any invasive nonsense that will make them money.

Those present included representatives of Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Palantir, which works closely with the US military

A completely unsurprising list of companies lol

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 38 points 1 week ago

Why not just tattoo a number on their arm?

I'm sure there's no possibility that subdermal trackers would ever be used in shitty ways.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cyberpunk is a warning, not a goal.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

It's San Francisco's instruction manual.

[–] vane@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Monitoring in technology bros minds:

  • we will prevent crime

Monitoring in real world:

  • Look Johny according to this map this pedophile was near the school again
  • I see no crime report from that area, did the auto-sentence software added him a month because he violated paragraph 124123415 ?
  • No it crashed again, need to submit it manually, what a moron, now he have 100 years in prison, he will never get rid of this chip
  • this new donuts place is awesome.
[–] 001Guy001@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

They will not use their massive amount of money and resources to create a society that eliminates the conditions that generate criminal behavior (scarcity, no communal support systems, etc.), but they will do this shit.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

The 80's tried to warn us but somehow these fuckers took it all as a manual

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

In other news, tech firms propose new idea for lucrative government contracts.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Look, they traded morals for money (if they ever had) long ago. No surprises here.

society would be so much more advanced if the uk stopped electing conservatives

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Come on, we don't need tracking devices embedding under the skin.

Just use an AirTag. Much cheaper.