Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a global scheme of Technocracy to subsidize the new 'unemployables" class displaced by automation and AI. Thus far, every trial has failed, but that hasn't stoped more attempts to make it work.
If Sidewalk Labs "gathers and de-identifies the location of cellphone users", it means it HAS the identification and location of the cellphone users. Technocrats have no ethics and zero restraint in using any and all data that they can collect
Persecution of Christians in China is rising even as the number of Christians is rapidly increasing. Technocracy cannot tolerate any faith-based world outlook that discovers truth outside of science.
Monsanto delivers pesticides in corn seed and not GMO chickens will deliver cancer drugs through their eggs. The problem? The DNA germline is permanently changed and can never be restored to its original state. Secondly, there is no testing possible to see what affect it will have on humans.
Men are increasingly giving up on real women as AI-driven sexbot dolls become more lifelike and available. Creating these substitutes is Technocrat lunacy because it could lead to an entire population collapse of some cultures. Japan is the first shocking example.