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with andrew bustamante surveillance states like the uae what's it like living in a place like that

you know nobody wants to hear it but there's a lot of conveniences that come from living in a

surveillance state it's super safe it's a big part of why I really do think that the U.S. is on a trend

towards being more of a surveillance state because it's so convenient, it's so safe, it's so

efficient. In the United Arab Emirates, I lived in Abu Dhabi for a while, and as soon as you

enter, you're given a national ID. You don't have to be a resident or a citizen, but you're

given a national ID because your national ID is tied to your

passport and then you're required to create to have a local bank account. So now your passport,

your credit card, your bank account and your national ID are all linked. If you rent a car,

it's linked. If you own a car, it's linked. And the reason that happens is so that anywhere you go,

cameras can either pick up on the RFID and your ID, they can connect everything. There's no showing up in court

if you get a speeding ticket. You're immediately fined. They see you going too fast on a camera that's

sitting every quarter mile, every half mile along the highway. They don't call them miles there.

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