The Shift Nobody’s Talking About: Surveillance Is Going Financial Strip away the politics and tech jargon, and the direction is obvious: surveillance is no longer just about communications—it’s about transactions. The integration of advanced AI into government infrastructure isn’t happening in isolation. It’s aligning—quietly but deliberately—with financial systems. And that includes the FedNow payment system, the early scaffolding of central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure, and the broader push toward a cashless society. This is the pivot point. Because once surveillance tools move into the financial layer, everything changes. Not what you say—but what you buy. Not who you talk to—but who you pay. Not what you believe—but how you spend. That’s where control becomes real. AI + Financial Data…
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