Ban Central Bank Digital Currency
The short version: A video arguing against central bank digital currency reminds us that programmable money and license-plate tracking are two branches of the same surveillance tree.
Our Take
This video, from the channel Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency, makes the case against central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as part of its broader catalog examining digital ID and surveillance creep in the UK and US. We can't vouch for every claim in a 400-plus video back catalog, but the core instinct driving this channel's audience is one we share: once a system can track, flag, or throttle your activity by default, the technology's 'convenience' pitch stops mattering much.
CBDCs and automated license plate readers are built from the same blueprint — centralize data, normalize constant logging, and promise it's all for safety or efficiency. A programmable currency can theoretically be switched off or restricted for an individual; a nationwide ALPR network can already tell the government and private companies everywhere your car has been, no warrant required in most cases. Different infrastructure, same philosophy: frictionless control dressed up as modernization.
If financial surveillance worries you, physical movement surveillance should too, and it's already here. Check our camera map to see how many Flock Safety readers are logging plates in your own neighborhood, and visit take-action for concrete steps to push back before tracking infrastructure, financial or physical, becomes permanent furniture in American life.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.