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 A second problem with universalizing the threat is that it has the potential to dilute or diminish the gravity of the threat to people of color. Without the rhetorical tools to differentiate the threat of surveillance to different groups, all that is left is a one-size-fits-all approach which is inappropriate. If the only response to a Black activist concerned with harassment under suspicion of being a Black Identity Extremist is that all surveillance matters, or that it affects everyone the same way, people cannot cognize the specific threats that they face and determine effective solutions. A universalizing approach creates a false equivalency between different surveillance threat models which people face on the basis of race, obscuring the grave dangers that some individuals face and diminishing their sense of urgency to protect freedom and privacy.

By providing a racial analysis, we can better understand and differentiate the risks that people personally face from surveillance, consider another contributing factor to our collective inaction, and develop a stronger historical context for surveillance. Racism is deeply ingrained in American society, and its connection to surveillance practices must be confronted to fully reckon with the problem. Developing a racial justice frame would work toward that goal and motivate more people to get involved. \ No newline at end of file

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Will it? Is there some evidence?

This draft is currently rhetoric looking for substance, which is fine if there is material to be reported in the next draft. What's the relevant literature of ideas clustered around yours? Where are the people who have acted or are acting in relevant ways? Perhaps it would be good to look around the world at technological rights campaigning to see where similar efforts are made, and how they do or do not affect outcomes. And so on.

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