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They Know Where You Were Last Night — The Political Vigilante | Graham Elwood

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They Know Where You Were Last Night — The Political Vigilante | Graham Elwood

An investigative digital privacy breakdown and surveillance commentary hosted by Graham Elwood for The Political Vigilante. Prompted by an article submission from Patreon supporter Crafty Geek, Graham examines reporting from The New York Times exposing how smartphone apps track and harvest precise user location data up to 14,000 times per day without explicit consumer awareness. Graham reveals how over 75 companies and data brokers monetise location tracking for advertisers, hedge funds, and corporate giants like IBM and Goldman Sachs, while exploring the erosion of privacy rights and the unchecked growth of the digital surveillance state.

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📚 Sources & Further Reading:
1. The New York Times - Location Tracking Investigation: https://www.nytimes.com/
2. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) - Surveillance & Privacy: https://www.eff.org/
3. Wikipedia – Surveillance capitalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance_capitalism
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In this video I discuss the following: 
✅ The New York Times investigation into smartphone location data brokers and tracking.
✅ How "anonymous" location records are easily de-anonymised to pinpoint specific individuals.
✅ Over 75 companies tracking 200+ million devices updated up to 14,000 times daily.
✅ Wall Street and Big Tech monetisation: $21B targeted advertising market, Goldman Sachs, and Peter Thiel.
✅ Senator Ron Wyden's legislative push to regulate corporate surveillance and practical privacy tips.

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction & Patreon Supporter Submission by Crafty Geek
00:40 - The New York Times Investigation: "Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night"
01:25 - Case Study: De-Anonymising Location Trails to Track Specific Citizens
02:45 - The Massive Scale: 75+ Data Broker Firms & 200 Million Monitored Devices
04:00 - Monetising Surveillance: $21B Location Market, Hedge Funds & Tech Giants
06:20 - Senator Ron Wyden on Privacy Violations: Tracking Intimate Life Details
07:30 - Commercial Data Brokering: The Economics of Buying and Selling Location Feeds
08:45 - Practical Privacy Hygiene: Browser Clearing, Cookie Management & Channel Outro

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