How about China tracking where a dissenting Chinese ex-patriate is?

Also, did you read your own fucking comment? You asked why my government needs help from corporations to sway public opinion - my response simply clarified that foreign governments do.

Just look at what Russia did in 2016 as an example.

I’m not talking about my government, I’m talking about foreign ones.

Edit: also, where do you think your government gets all this information from?

So you’re not gonna respond to any other part of my comment?

I understand you might not care about my last point, not many people do, but the first three are much more important.

Kinda?

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3g97x/location-data-apps-drone-strikes-iowa-national-guard

I’m also afraid of corporations teaming up with governments and using their extremely comprehensive data sets to influence public opinion.

I’m also afraid of the fact that many people no longer care about privacy, and might not care if the government tries to implement dystopian systems like those seen in China, as long as it “keeps them safe”.

Do you tell every person you meet on the street where you live and what your phone number is?

If not, why tell Mark Zuckerberg?

Letting corporations brain wash you because you like using their app lol