The Bleakness of Privacy’s Future

Privacy is extinct in 2025, obliterated by a Data State where AI and tech giants wield unchecked power. Deepfakes, now hyper realistic, erode trust with scams that clone voices and faces. Chatbots mine your secrets, with breaches exposing conversations about health and shame. Health tech tracks your heartbeats and hormones, with most “anonymized” data re-identifiable for ads or job screening. Websites demand IDs and phone numbers, feeding a digital prison vulnerable to breaches, with most users getting spam calls post signup. Search engines, clogged with paid content and curated sludge, manipulate rather than inform.

So, what’s real anymore?

This Data State, which is powered by a multi trillion dollar tech industry is the true master, controlling your choices via billions of AI agents. Every click consents, every step is tracked. Awareness is your only defense, but in a world where data is currency, the Data State never stops collecting.

What do we do now? What can we even do now?