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Europe, especially Germany, is portrayed as more aware of these threats, partly due to its historical context with authoritarian regimes employing technology for surveillance. Here, AI-driven profiling could lead to a new form of control—merging data points to craft detailed, predictive profiles of citizens, raising fears reminiscent of government surveillance states like the KGB or Stasi. Unlike past tactics, AI's ability to process vast data continuously makes this form of control more insidious and less transparent.