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To me, it feels like a lot of the metaverse hype is just companies (and their founders) looking for some higher purpose, rather than just saying "we're a social network" or "we're a gaming platform".
I think by this point it's very clear he's acting in bad-faith to try and cover himself from the fallout.
However, this quote in particular feels like scaremongering, with vague hand waving about a drone with a camera doing exactly what you'd expect a drone with a camera to be able to do, but with a few more vague accusations that I'm not convinced by (If a drone can remotely measure heart-rate that's very cool though and I'm interested in how):
"“DJI drones and the surveillance technology on board these systems are collecting vast amounts of sensitive data — everything from high-resolution images of critical infrastructure to facial recognition technology and remote sensors that can measure an individual’s body temperature and heart rate,” Commissioner Carr said in a damning statement."
People don't care about the "penalty of perjury" part because nobody enforces it.
What's the solution? Even if there was one, would Congress actually enact it?
While it's interesting that Trump has launched a social network I think they're going to struggle with the network effect and be in the same situation as Gab, where because all of their users are there for one purpose there's no general discussion about any topic beyond users being pro-trump.
While it's interesting that Trump has launched a social network I think they're going to struggle with the network effect and be in the same situation as Gab, where because all of their users are there for one purpose there's no general discussion about any topic beyond users being pro-trump.
This was challenged as being in violation of the Acts of Union 1800 (particularly Article 6, which establishes an all-UK Customs Union) but the High Court ruled that the relevant parts of the Acts of Union are "impliedly repealed" by the Withdrawal Agreement Act.
There's a BBC article covering this here: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-57666255