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EPISODE · Feb 15, 2026 · 11 MIN

You’re Not Watching. You’re Being Watched. (Just Ask Guthrie)

from Marketplace of Ideas - Critically Thinking the Seemingly Simple · host Charles Chakkalo

Privacy isn’t a setting. It’s a negotiation.After watching Michael Smerconish’s recent segment on surveillance and digital footprints, I couldn’t stop thinking about the deeper issue.We’ve all known since Snowden. Since Cambridge Analytica. Since Apple’s location tracking headlines.There is no free internet. There is data.In this episode I break down:Why “incognito” isn’t what you thinkWhy deleted doesn’t mean erasedWhy your phone probably knows more about you than your spouseWhy legislation won’t magically fix thisAnd what a real digital Bill of Rights might look likeI’m not anti-tech. I love technology. But the trade needs to be clearly explained.Referenced segment:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmVyEimKJG8If you want deeper commentary and direct communication without platform filters, subscribe to my newsletter at:https://chakkalo.com

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