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Politics
Sadik Hossain

RFK Jr. spent years warning about government data collection, now he’s demanding Americans hand theirs over

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made a dramatic reversal on data collection, now promoting the very surveillance programs he once warned his followers to fear. As the new Health and Human Services secretary, Kennedy announced a government partnership with major tech companies to collect and track Americans’ health data and medical records.

According to MSNBC, for years, Kennedy built his reputation warning against data collection by tech companies and government agencies. He told his followers that wearable devices and smart technology were part of a sinister plan to control Americans and turn them into “permanent consumers” in a surveillance system run by Big Tech.

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