Editor’s Note – As the technological realm becomes more pervasive, whom can we trust? Each week, Liberty Nation brings new insight into the fraudulent use of personal data, breaches of privacy, and attempts to filter our perception.
Stories about the origins of the Coronavirus are flying around. Did it come from bats being sold as food? Was it engineered as a bioweapon? Did it escape from a scientific laboratory? With so many theories about a worldwide phenomenon that has severely disrupted the existing social order, who gets to decide what is real news and what is fake? Whatever the true story turns out to be, the social media titans have made up their minds on the only acceptable narrative – and they are sticking to their guns.
Restricting the Coronavirus Facts
“The coronavirus pandemic has touched the life of every American. And justifiably, people want to know where it came from. But Facebook still doesn’t want you to know that. So Facebook suppressed the video, presumably on behalf of the Chinese government. Facebook executives made it harder for users to watch our segment.”He added in a message on the social media site: “Facebook is working hard to make sure you’re unable to see our latest post regarding a coronavirus whistleblower. They don’t want you sharing the video, and they are limiting the number of people who can view it. This is censorship,” Carlson on Sept. 24 also shared a screenshot from Facebook. It showed that his program’s page has been subject to “reduced distribution” due to “repeated sharing of false news” – a move he suggested was designed to stifle the voices of him and his guests ahead of the November election. Yan has now made a few television appearances. Whatever the veracity of her claims – or those of any other television guest – should social media companies really be the gatekeepers deciding what pieces of information get public approval, and which ones are labeled fake? But these days, that is par for the course.
Tracking Bodies and Minds

“[T]he band will intermittently listen to your voice and judge it on metrics like positivity and energy ... It picks up on the pitch, intensity, rhythm, and tempo of your voice and then categorizes them into ‘notable moments’ that you can go back and review throughout the day. Some of the emotional states include words like hopeful, elated, hesitant, bored, apologetic, happy, worried, confused, and affectionate.”In terms of privacy, various assurances have been made. Features are opt-in and can be turned off at any time. Data can be deleted at any time and body scans are removed after spending 12 hours in the cloud. Voice recordings are not uploaded onto the cloud, though it appears the data revealed by those recordings are. Any information collected by the device can be shared as anonymous, aggregated data with third parties – these include entities partnering with Amazon, such as Weight Watchers, health labs including the Mayo Clinic, and insurer John Hancock. Users can also share their health information with compatible health services. Indeed, one wonders how long it will be before health care demands such intrusive data – and until treatment and prices depend on people’s results. Amazon’s designs on the health care industry have been apparent for some time – in fact, the major names in Silicon Valley have all been edging into the medical field. Perhaps barring the contents of our subconscious minds, there is no more fundamental form of data on the global population than direct access to our bodies and emotions. Now, that’s valuable information. That’s all for this week from Tech Tyranny. Check back next Monday to find out what’s happening in the digital realm and how it impacts you. ~ Read more from Laura Valkovic.



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