Imagine how different this story would have been if chip-embedded ID cards/passports had existed; or AI facial recognition, or consolidated national databases; or the massive deployment of cameras in every venue that aggregated data on the movement of every individual into a national intelligence database, etc.. This is why I am opposed to the promotion by insurance companies of car tracking devices - to offer you discounted rates. It is the terrible potential for misuse and abuse of that data - which the government can subpoena with secret warrants.
It is not a question of IF - but WHEN - governments will devolve into tyranny and autocratic rule.
For the fascist to use fear to drive the populace to elect demagogues was the basis of Hitler's rise to power - and that same prelude is being repeated in our own time - and not just in the United States - but in the lurch toward extreme right-wing ideologies in countries around the world - where dictators are admired by tRump.
This is why the Right to Privacy and to Liberty, enshrined in the The Fourth and Fifth Amendments, are so vital to protect - as our country's foundational bones.
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