This week, the FTC confirmed what many suspected: social media giants like Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok have been willfully collecting user data for profit, with minimal regard for privacy. Meanwhile, former Oracle CEO Larry Ellison proposed a controversial AI-driven surveillance system to monitor citizens and police, a plan that many find dystopian and absurd. In tech updates, Apple's new OS release, Sequoia, is causing issues by breaking key security tools, while Amazon’s CEO, Andy Jassy, announced a full return-to-office mandate, sparking criticism over its potential to lower morale and productivity.  Links: FTC Report Confirms Everything We All Already KnewSometimes I Feel Like Larry Ellison Is Watching MeNew Version of OSX Breaks Security Tools - Nobody’s Sure WhyAmazon Goes Full 2019 With RTO Mandate