Geopolitics & Empire Dr. Jon Padfield: Combating the Open Air Prison (Larry Ellison’s Dystopia)
Nov 21, 2025
Dr. Jon Padfield, an engineer-turned-state representative and business professor, dives into the pervasive surveillance that surrounds us. He maps the rise of technologies like Palantir and Flock Safety, highlighting the threat of predictive policing. Padfield argues that private surveillance undermines constitutional rights and discusses the dangers of public-private partnerships. He emphasizes that privacy is about consent and control, not just innocence. With practical tactics for resistance, he inspires listeners to fight back against this dystopian future.
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Storage Shrank, Privacy Disappeared
- Technology miniaturization and cheap storage transformed privacy by making constant recording feasible and permanent.
- Dr. Jon Padfield links the drop from room-sized storage to a grain-of-sugar gigabyte as the core reason we 'have no privacy.'
Drafting Indiana's Camera Law
- Dr. Jon Padfield described helping draft Indiana's video privacy law in the 1990s addressing hidden cameras.
- He emphasized balancing protection and exceptions like investigative journalism via a 'reasonable expectation' clause.
Wealthy Tech Leaders Advocate Total Surveillance
- Powerful tech leaders explicitly plan constant recording and AI analysis to enforce social conformity.
- Padfield argues that such always-on surveillance is incompatible with a free society and constitutional privacy.
