Reminder: your phone is tracking you at all times, even when turned off.
"Remember COVID contact tracing? In April 2020, Apple and Google announced a “privacy-preserving” partnership to help track virus exposure. The system was supposed to be:
• Voluntary (you had to opt in)
• Temporary (only during the health emergency)
• Anonymous (no personal data collected)
• Local (data stays on your device)
A 2020 Vox article praised the initiative, noting that “keys stay on your device, not a server” and emphasizing the privacy protections built into the system.
Fast-forward to 2025: Brutus’ evidence shows this system never went away. Instead, it evolved into comprehensive population surveillance infrastructure embedded in consumer products from Amazon LED controllers to smart TVs to street lights.
What was promised as a temporary health tool became a permanent tracking system."
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"Remember COVID contact tracing? In April 2020, Apple and Google announced a “privacy-preserving” partnership to help track virus exposure. The system was supposed to be:
• Voluntary (you had to opt in)
• Temporary (only during the health emergency)
• Anonymous (no personal data collected)
• Local (data stays on your device)
A 2020 Vox article praised the initiative, noting that “keys stay on your device, not a server” and emphasizing the privacy protections built into the system.
Fast-forward to 2025: Brutus’ evidence shows this system never went away. Instead, it evolved into comprehensive population surveillance infrastructure embedded in consumer products from Amazon LED controllers to smart TVs to street lights.
What was promised as a temporary health tool became a permanent tracking system."
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