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The Power of Awareness: A Presentation on Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism

This community-driven presentation examines how major technology companies like Google and Facebook create predictive user profiles that are sold to advertisers for behavioral influence. The goal is to raise public awareness around surveillance capitalism — a situation that is changeable through civic engagement, not an inevitable feature of modern technology. Scott will cover how these systems work, why they matter for future generations, and what individuals and communities can do to push back against corporate practices that prioritize profit over people....more