033 - Black Mirror - Is the UK's Surveillance State Coming to America?

<p>In this episode, I share news from my recent trip to the UK, noticing how it seems to have reached the epic proportions of a Black Mirror episode; from the absurd TV licensing program to the new Digital ID Brit cards that will track your behavior. I also explore how the UK may be serving as a testing ground for new levels of behavioral surveillance that could eventually spread globally. I dive into California’s $900 “smart” license plates that track your every move, centralized government digital currencies, and my predictions for the next 20 years of Orwellian surveillance.</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheLockdown"><strong>Support the show on Patreon!</strong></a><strong><br></strong><br></p><p><strong>In this week’s episode:</strong></p><ol><li>The UK’s TV licensing system: Legal extortion through private contractors</li><li>The Reviver R-plate: $900 to track yourself in California and Arizona</li><li>Brit Cards: UK’s new “voluntary” Digital ID system</li><li>The Bank of England’s digital pound and programmable money</li><li>Historical patterns of control: From land ownership to neural interfaces</li><li>Why the UK is the blueprint for global surveillance rollout</li><li>Predictions for the next 20-50 years of biosurveillance</li></ol><p><strong>Matrix Community Rooms</strong></p><ul><li>Matrix Community Space - <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#psysecure:matrix.org">https://matrix.to/#/#psysecure:matrix.org</a></li></ul><p><strong>Individual Room Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-intro:matrix.org">https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-intro:matrix.org</a></li><li><a href="https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-podcast:matrix.org">https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-podcast:matrix.org</a></li><li><a href="https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-general:matrix.org">https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-general:matrix.org</a></li></ul><p><strong>Show Links:</strong></p><ul><li>PsySecure ODSF Framework - <a href="https://odsf.psysecure.com">https://odsf.psysecure.com</a></li><li>LCD License Plate (not privacy friendly!) - <a href="https://reviver.com/rplate/">https://reviver.com/rplate/</a></li><li>Black Mirror S03E01 "Nosedive" - <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5497778/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5497778/</a></li><li>Bank of England's Digital Pound - <a href="https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/the-digital-pound">https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/the-digital-pound</a></li><li>Brit Card Digital ID System - <a href="https://www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/britcard">https://www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/britcard</a></li><li>TV Licensing Detector Ads (1980s-90s): <ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NmdUcmLFkw">The Detector Van - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NmdUcmLFkw</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF3-S2sCnb8">"We know exactly where he is" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF3-S2sCnb8</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVfOmR7gAek">Keep One Eye Open - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVfOmR7gAek</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q9CsRRhWQI">More Powerful Dector Vans! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q9CsRRhWQI</a></li></ul></li></ul>“One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them.”<p><em>- Mustapha Mond (Brave New World</em></p>

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