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		maximente on July 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard o... hypothesis: "technology" is largely data collection platforms with thin veneers on top (social networking, dating, food delivery, etc) if you agree with that premise, then it's no surprise that every possible source of data that can be collected upon, will be collected upon.

dredmorbius on July 2, 2020 [–]

That's a near restatement of Zuboff's Third Law:

Every digital application that can be used for surveillance and control will be used for surveillance and control, irrespective of its originating intention.

Coined in the early 1980s, in The Age of the Smart Machine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshana_Zuboff

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