Is it possible we already built DARPA’s ultimate surveillance tool for them, and paid for it with our time?

I was listening to a discussion recently and the topic of DARPA's old LifeLog program came up. For those who don't know, this was a project that aimed to create a total digital record of every person's life (emails, calls, purchases, locations) to predict behavior. It was shut down due to public outcry… on Feb 4th, 2004.

Here's the kicker: The exact same day, The Facebook launched.

LifeLog failed because it was mandatory and government-run. Facebook succeeded because it's voluntary and social. It achieved the exact same data-collection goals, but we willingly hand over the data. I'm finding it genuinely disturbing how neatly the function of the failed military project mapped onto the most successful social platform.

Look at the coincidence. Look what I found:
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