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Paranoia

A privacy score for the companies and apps in your life — with the receipts to prove it. Join the waitlist.

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Why it worked

The video taps into a common fear about privacy and data collection by smart devices, using a relatable example of TV watching and connecting it to a dystopian future. The introduction of a project that quantifies this 'paranoia' provides a tangible way for viewers to engage with the topic and potentially seek more information.

Summary

The video discusses how smart TVs collect data on what viewers watch and sell it, drawing parallels to George Orwell's "1984." It then introduces a project called "Paranoia" that scores companies based on the data they collect, with a link in the bio to learn more.

Structure

1Introduction to TV data collection
2News about lawsuits against TV companies
3Explanation of Automatic Content Recognition (ACR)
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Original caption

Real life telescreen | source: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans #dystopian #technology #cyberpunk

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Product placement

Sony (ACTS - sued for spying, removing it would change the news report) Samsung (ACTS - sued for spying, removing it would change the news report) LG (ACTS - sued for spying, removing it would change the news report) Hisense (ACTS - sued for spying, removing it would change the news report) TCL (ACTS - sued for spying, removing it would change the news report) Texas Attorney General (APPEARS - government entity, removing it would change the news report) Texas Attorney General's website (APPEARS - website, removing it would change the news report) George Orwell's 1984 (APPEARS - book, removing it would change the context of the discussion) Samsung Smart TV Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) Feature (ACTS - feature of a product, removing it would change the explanation of the product's function) Meta Platforms, Inc. (APPEARS - parent company, removing it would change the context of the discussion) Facebook (ACTS - company whose data is scored, removing it would change the explanation of the app's function) Paranoia (ACTS - app/project built by the creator, removing it would change the explanation of the creator's project) diegofill.com (APPEARS - website, removing it would change the call to action)

Call to action

Check it out through the link in my bio.

On-screen text

YOUR TV TAKES A SCREENSHOT OF WHATEVER'S ON IT ABOUT TWICE EVERY SECOND AND THEN IT SELLS WHAT IT SAW. ATTORNEY GENERAL PAXTON SUES FIVE MAJOR TV COMPANIES, INCLUDING SOME WITH TIES TO THE CCP, FOR SPYING ON TEXANS BIGGEST TV MAKERS OVER THIS: I'M TALKING ABOUT SONY, SAMSUNG, LG, HISENSE AND TCL THE TECHNOLOGY DOING THIS IS CALLED OR BETTER KNOWN AS AUTOMATIC CONTENT RECOGNITION. AND IT FINGERPRINTS WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN IN REAL TIME AND IT'S NOT JUST WHAT YOU STREAM. IT'S WHAT YOU PLAY ON YOUR CONSOLE, WHAT COMES THROUGH YOUR CABLE BOX OR ANYTHING YOU PLUG IN OVER HDMI. IN GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984, THEY HAD THE TELE-SCREEN WHICH WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S WAY OF WATCH EVERY MOVE AND ACTION YOU DO THROUGH ROOM. WE READ THAT AS A FUTURE DYSTOPIA, BUT OTHERS READ IT AS A BUSINESS PLAN. SAMSUNG COMPANIES LIKE THIS MOTIVATION BEHIND THE PROJECT I'M BUILDING CALLED PARANOIA. IT SCORES EVERY COMPANY YOU USE FACEBOOK HOW MUCH OF FACEBOOK DATA THEY GIVE AWAY. YOU AGREE TO BUT NEVER READ. IT'S ALL BACKED RECEIPTS TO PROVE ONE PLACE. LINK IN BIO YOU CAN CHECK MY BIO. BUT AS ALWAYS, THINK ABOUT IT. WHAT YOU THINK AND FOLLOW ME.

Transcript

Your TV takes a screenshot of whatever's on it about twice every second and then it sells what it saw. Attorney General Paxton sues five major TV companies, including some with ties to the CCP, for spying on Texans. Biggest TV makers over this. I'm talking about Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense and TCL. The technology doing this is called or better known as Automatic Content Recognition. And it fingerprints what's on your screen in real time. And it's not just what you stream. It's what you play on your console, what comes through your cable box or anything you plug in over HDMI. In George Orwell's 1984, they had the tele-screen, which was the government's way of watch every move and action you do through room. We read that as a future dystopia, but others read it as a business plan. Samsung companies like this motivation behind the project I'm building called Paranoia. It scores every company you use Facebook. How much of Facebook data they give away. You agree to but never read. It's all backed receipts to prove it. One place. Link in bio. You can check my bio. But as always, think about it. What you think. And follow me.