The surveilled society: Who is watching you and how

One alarming method of surveillance I learned about this year was cars. Many cars come with built in surveillance and privacy violations. Several manufacturers allegedly sold the location data of car owners, tracked by their GPS systems (https://fortune.com/2024/07/26/general-motors-honda-and-hyun...). Some manufacturers revised their policies based on outrage, like GM (https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/gm-killed-program-that-sold...), but my recollection is others like Subaru did not. Many cars also have options for opting out of having your personal data resolve to data brokers and insurers but they opt you in by default.

One step backwards, it is greatly imprudent to match a tracking device (such as a GPS receiver) and one's name.

This would have worked in trustworthy societies - not these ones. (If a trustworthy society is still known in these times, please inform.)

Unless a person has given carrying a phone or keep it always powered off, they are already doing so. By definition, a cell phone always registers itself with the nearest cell tower, giving away its approximate location and history of movement 24x7.