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From the Ted Talk by Albert Fox Cahn: The shift we need to stop mass surveillance


Unscramble the Blue Letters


We all know we're tracked everywhere we go. But as a leaywr, a technologist and anti-surveillance activist, I'm here to tell you two things: the teraht is way wsroe than you realize and the solutions simpler than you think. And no, it's not wearing a tinfoil hat.

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You may know that advertisers can record every link you click and every pacle you've been, but you may not realize the government can buy that data, too. If the NYPD wants to tacrk a BLM protest, they can buy the data. If Texas wants to watch an abortion clinic, they can buy the data. And when the IRS wants to know if your Florida cmaopny is really doing work in California, they don't need to buy the data. They already did. Millions of our location records.

Open Cloze


We all know we're tracked everywhere we go. But as a ______, a technologist and anti-surveillance activist, I'm here to tell you two things: the ______ is way _____ than you realize and the solutions simpler than you think. And no, it's not wearing a tinfoil hat.

(________)

You may know that advertisers can record every link you click and every _____ you've been, but you may not realize the government can buy that data, too. If the NYPD wants to _____ a BLM protest, they can buy the data. If Texas wants to watch an abortion clinic, they can buy the data. And when the IRS wants to know if your Florida _______ is really doing work in California, they don't need to buy the data. They already did. Millions of our location records.

Solution


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  2. lawyer
  3. threat
  4. company
  5. laughter
  6. worse
  7. track

Original Text


We all know we're tracked everywhere we go. But as a lawyer, a technologist and anti-surveillance activist, I'm here to tell you two things: the threat is way worse than you realize and the solutions simpler than you think. And no, it's not wearing a tinfoil hat.

(Laughter)

You may know that advertisers can record every link you click and every place you've been, but you may not realize the government can buy that data, too. If the NYPD wants to track a BLM protest, they can buy the data. If Texas wants to watch an abortion clinic, they can buy the data. And when the IRS wants to know if your Florida company is really doing work in California, they don't need to buy the data. They already did. Millions of our location records.

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Important Words


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  6. california
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  8. clinic
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  26. simpler
  27. solutions
  28. technologist
  29. texas
  30. threat
  31. tinfoil
  32. track
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  37. worse