The Battle Between Data and Privacy Rights Will Become Even More Chilling

Picturing life at the mercy of 3 big tech companies

Over Thanksgiving, I had several conversations with nonmedia people about living in a tech dystopian present. They asked me all sorts of questions about Facebook and Google, artificial intelligence and 5G, data and privacy, and blockchain (of course) because, you know, I’m a tech editor.

They asked if they should delete their Facebook account (yes), if AI is really coming for us (maybe), if 5G will really be the transformative technology we say it will be (it depends).

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This story first appeared in the December 3, 2018, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.