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The presentation quickly pivots to the core issue: data. With Silicon Valley's business model rooted in surveillance, the accumulation of personal data serves as a primary function for powerful corporations. The speaker compares the elaborate tracking systems of modern tech companies to those of oppressive regimes, arguing that people are unwittingly living in a subtle form of totalitarianism. This control over personal data not only invades privacy but undermines democratic freedoms.