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surveillance capitalism

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An economic system based on the commodification of individuals' personal data for profit.

uncountable

Examples

“If you think that not posting these two photos does anything to surveillance capitalism or the platforms that succeed through it, that’s just not right.”
“That’s one way to understand Apple’s empty message about privacy. Tim Cook talks a big game, but at the end of the day, his company is allowing the surveillance-capitalism atrocities it claims to oppose.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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