REAL ID, AI & Data Centers: Are We Building a Surveillance State?



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07 Aug REAL ID, AI & Data Centers: Are We Building a Surveillance State?

Posted at 17:28h in A.I., Data Centers, Privacy, Property Rights, Surveillance, Tom DeWeese by

Tom DeWeese, founder and president of the American Policy Center, joins Eagle Forum for a wide-ranging virtual discussion on the growth of government surveillance, REAL ID, artificial intelligence, digital identification, and the rapid expansion of massive data centers across the United States.

DeWeese argues that technologies promoted in the name of security, convenience, and economic development could carry serious consequences for privacy, property rights, and individual liberty. The conversation also examines the growing grassroots opposition to data center projects and why DeWeese believes meaningful resistance begins at the local level—with informed citizens organizing, attending public meetings, questioning elected officials, and demanding greater transparency.

Presented in conjunction with Eagle Forum, the American Policy Center, and Catching Fire News, this discussion explores the intersection of technology, government power, and personal freedom—and asks how Americans can respond as these systems become increasingly embedded in everyday life.

Tom DeWeese
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Tom DeWeese is one of the nation's leading advocates of individual liberty, free enterprise, private property rights, and American sovereignty and independence. Tom DeWeese was one of the first to voice concern over the radical agenda of the environmental movement and to question its motives. Today he serves as Founder and President of the American Policy Foundation and author of three books: “Now Tell Me I Was Wrong,” “ERASE,” “Sustainable, the War on Free Enterprise, Private Property and Individuals.”