Hacker Cinema
State of Control
2022 · Film · documentary · 75 min
Directed by Benjamin Jonas van den Brink
From the tracking of our every move to the loss of our freedom, "State of Control" paints a clear and sobering portrait of the dangers that await us.
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Cashless society is utopia, not practical actualy. Imagine homeless people. You wouldn't be able to give them money. Imagine trade in place without data connection. Imagine misery in case of battery failure. Imagine chaos in case of bank system failure.
Of course total surveillance of state is main concern. Unfortunately WEF propose and EU make slow steps to limit cash as possible. Ie by advantages and bonuses in case of paying by card. Banks limiting cash withdraw amount...
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/12/07/anti-money-laundering-council-agrees-its-position-on-a-strengthened-rulebook/
Interesting documentary about one digital currency and digital ID, State of control (2022): https://player.vimeo.com/video/769876604
Czech senate recently refused to make cash as constitutional righ.
https://www.epochtimes.cz/2023/02/15/navrh-zahrnout-do-ustavy-pravo-platit-v-hotovosti-neprosel-senatori-jej-podaji-znovu/
State of Control (2022, documentary about DigitalID, central bank, one currency, no cash, no privacy...): https://player.vimeo.com/video/769876604
Reminds me a joke. What is difference between conspiracy theory and reality? Approximately one year.
Two years ago, digital ID, central bank and one curreny was a fake news. Now it is not. No wonder that so called fake news are so popular.
Great documentary about this topic, State of control (2022) is here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/769876604