Technocrats at Google lied about how they personally manipulate search results and then tried to cover it up. Now, they are busted in the act. Furthermore, Google CEO Pinchai may have lied to Congress when under oath.
This article is correct to state: "But if human rights concerns aren’t enough to move U.S. policymakers, there’s another reason to act: Exporting surveillance equipment enables digital authoritarianism and hurts U.S. national interests." However, TN readers know that Technocrats don't care about U.S. national interests!
Unchecked surveillance-for-profit is upon us, but is driven as much by Technocracy as by Capitalism itself. Technocrats are data-hoarders who can never get enough data nor exhaust their drive for analysis of collected data.
Failed and abandoned experiments aside, Universal Basic Income continues to be promoted by Technocrats around the world. India's smallest state, Sikkim, is launching the largest trial ever with 610,577 citizens getting "free" money.