Piracy

Imagine a world where he was still here and became the antibroligarch.

Not like he would have been some kind of leftist folk hero giving up all his wealth or anything. Literally just one honest voice in the tech industry willing to acknowledge reality, and the ridiculous double standard for expectation of privacy for anyone who isn't part of the inner circle of elites (technocrat or otherwise).

Pretend the public has no expectation of privacy or ownership of their own data, and that it's for their own good and safety. If anyone protests just pretend they're unpatriotic and/or standing in the way of progress.

Meanwhile, refuse to hand over files that were collected on the tax payer's dime bc they implicate you and likely many of your friends in some pretty horrific crimes.

And most importantly, whenever in doubt, fall back on that old talking point that an invasion of your privacy is necessary for our children's safety. We need invasive public surveillance to protect our children. We shouldn't try to regulate or limit surveillance technology bc it can be used to find missing children. We shouldn't be asking so many questions about what they're doing bc they're focused on the bigger picture of protecting our children while also apparently protecting their rich friends.

Who exactly are We protecting our children from by allowing this network of elites to have unlimited access to all of our data and information with no accountability or public oversight?