By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026But the American state found new ways to conduct mass-scale, global surveillance, often by collaborating directly with tech giants. 62/ 11214
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026Billionaires like Peter Thiel capitalized on Big Tech's conflicted feelings about openly participating in surveillance by founding Palantir, with the express mission of murdering the political opponents of oligarchy: www.thecanary.co/trending/202... 63/thecanary.coUK private contractor Palantir was 'founded to kill communists'The UK government's relationship with Palantir was already controversial, now it looks positively genocidal 217952
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026The steady march of digital technology, dominated by a cartel of global firms who collude with Trump's political repression in exchange for tax breaks, antitrust forbearance and federal contracts yielded more surveillance productivity gains than the previous 25 years: apnews.com/article/trum... 64apnews.comTrump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inaugurationSome of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men. 113617
