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Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

AI Spy Towers And Mass Surveillance Tech Coming To Your Town Next

Oct 9, 2026 · 49m

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Have you noticed surveillance cameras appearing in your community? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz For decades, the US-Mexico border has served as a proving ground for invasive, next-generation surveillance tech like AI surveillance towers, cameras hidden in traffic cones, license plate readers, drones, and spy balloons. Now, those same tools, autonomous AI watchtowers, hidden license plate readers (ALPRs), thermal imaging trucks, and military aerostat blimps, are moving into domestic US cities, suburbs, and neighborhoods. On this week's episode of Free Speech Friday, I’m joined…