text: Trust in the tech sector will also decline. People are becoming aware of the tracking and spying capabilities built in to their always-on always-connected devices. This insidious assault on individual autonomy cannot be explained away as an oversight by nerdy, socially-naive coders. Corporate and state power in the US are nearing perfect union. Knowing everything about everyone improves profits and state security.
  Resistance is never futile. But it is already late in the day and the minority who do resist will risk isolation and demonization. In this brave new world, who could be more suspicious than the person who refuses to share all their data -- all contacts, all purchases, all photos, everywhere they go, what they read, who they listen to, their vital signs, their state of mind.