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I think it was Target and/or CVS that pinged and identified the cell phones of visitors, began facial recognition to connect databases, and tracked people inside stores noting which isles they traveled, and how long they stayed, and where they looked, etc.
It's actually Orwell combined with Huxley.
Surveilence is first imposed and then it is sold bit-by bit until it's not only accepted but becomes desired.
"Everyone is doing it! I want to join in. If I allow Goggle to track and record my entire life, they will find ways to help me. Yeah!!"
(Oddly enough, my immediate search autocomplete didn't recognize 'brave new world' as a name and I had to type the entire sentence. Just like other garbage search results...consistently returning junk results...like MS is pretending to really be that stupid. Funny thing that psychological steering effect is and how it can control the masses. I don't buy it for a second.)
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