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They touch on how companies like Google, Facebook, and even newer surveillance-oriented projects commodify personal data—transforming users into products. The speaker criticizes how private data is sold at blistering speeds, transforming our personal lives into commodities and weaponizing information for profit and influence.
He underscores corporations’ strategic use of data-mining tools, credit scores, insurance models, and targeted advertising—often with little transparency—gradually shaping behavior and decision-making. For example, insurance companies using GPS data to reward "responsible driving" subtly pushes behaviors aligned with corporate interests rather than individual autonomy.