Worth considering but is becoming a Luddite really necessary?
I would say "yes."
"Leaked intelligence bulletins from law enforcement agencies, including the Philadelphia Police Department's Delaware Valley Intelligence Center,
have begun monitoring ordinary citizens and activists who criticize AI data centers online. These documents suggest that police and fusion centers have swept up some public comments and social media activity regarding data centers into a broad new category of "anti-technology violent extremism".
"While law enforcement defends the surveillance by pointing to isolated online discussions that mention sabotage, leaked documents have drawn heavy criticism from civil liberties groups. Critics warn that tracking hyperbolic posts, protest events, and First Amendment-protected complaints, such as residents raising alarms about water usage and utility bills, unjustly criminalizes everyday citizens exercising their democratic rights."
Reports detailing these intelligence documents and the subsequent debate can be reviewed at
The Intercept and
Wired.