NBTV: Your Money, Your Data, Your Life

He's Sees You When You're Sleeping...

Dec 24, 2023

Discussion on the lack of transparency and accountability around Santa's data collection. Exploring the methods of data collection that Santa uses, including unintentional information sharing. Privacy concerns associated with AskSanta.com, including third-party cookies and ad trackers. Santa's special agreements with governments and integration of Santa tracking technology. Suggestions for protecting digital privacy during the festive season.

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Santa's surveillance raises concerns about data security and privacy, inhibiting children's development as individuals and raising questions about the authority to dictate behaviors.

Individuals can protect their privacy from Santa's surveillance by adjusting app permissions, using privacy-focused communication platforms, and making intentional changes to prioritize privacy during online transactions.

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Santa's Data Collection and Lack of Transparency: A Concerning Trade-off

During the holiday season, many people willingly invite Santa Claus into their homes, unknowingly subjecting themselves to year-long surveillance. While some assume Santa's surveillance is harmless or even beneficial for society, the lack of transparency and accountability in his data collection raises concerns. Children's letters to Santa provide personal information, leaving them with little privacy and inhibiting their development as individuals. Furthermore, Santa's empire may access unintentionally shared private data through digital platforms, raising questions about data security and privacy. As social norms evolve, Santa's judgments can change, causing previously good children to be targeted. It is essential to reevaluate whether Santa should have the authority to dictate children's behaviors and consider steps to protect personal privacy this festive season.

Santa Claus and the Invasiveness of Data Collection

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Data Collection, Privacy Concerns, and Protecting Yourself from Santa's Surveillance

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https://youtu.be/80gv6opFy3o
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Santa:e9f

The holidays are upon us, and it's time to ask some SERIOUS questions:
Why do we allow Santa to spy on us through the year to see if we're being good or bad?
Why do we allow him to dictate the behavior of our children??

In our final video of the year, we explore the history of Santa’s inter-generational ploy to extend his unnatural life through the collection of our data.
We also give you suggestions for how to protect your privacy this festive season!

00:00 What do we really know about Santa?
01:33 Santa’s Sinister Surveillance
02:56 Elf-Enabled Espionage Experts
03:38 Jolly Judgment Jurisdiction
04:20 Chimney Check Countermeasures
05:17 Final Message for the Year
05:46 A Special Holiday Treat

On behalf of the entire NBTV team, we would like to thank you for all of your support this year! And sorry we ruined Christmas 😂

Here's to an amazing 2024, filled will all the privacy and individual empowerment we could ever want! Happy holidays!

Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell

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