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#524: Precrime and the Global Panopticon with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

CHAPTER

Global Elite, Surveillance, and Financial Control

The chapter explores the interconnected topics of ESG, carbon credits, digital IDs, financial surveillance, and programmable currencies, emphasizing the potential authoritarian consequences of implementing these systems. It delves into the involvement of powerful entities in constructing a surveillance infrastructure, the ties between tech companies and government agencies, and the ramifications of moving towards commodity-backed stablecoins. The discussion also touches on the cultural divide in the US, concerns about increased surveillance, and the push towards global tyranny through digital ID systems and biometric data collection.

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