Smart Dust and Human Chattel

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>> The Smart Dust Project was funded by

DARPA for military applications,

specifically for rapid deployment of

defense sensor networks onto the

battlefield. Battlefield sensing is

inherently about detecting people

[music] who don't know that they're

being detected. The invisibility and

undetectability are deliberate design

priorities.

This technology appeared in the public

with US patent 11354666

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B1, Smart Dust Usage, which was filed on

May 26, 2016, and granted on June 7,

2022. It is assigned to Wells Fargo Bank

and describes a system for

authenticating a user making a payment

using Smart Dust. Smart Dust is

technically known as MEMS,

microelectromechanical

systems, and is comprised of what are

called motes. A mote is a single,

self-contained microsensor node. Each

mote [music] measures 1 cubic millimeter

or less and is roughly the size of a

grain of sand. These motes are released

as clouds with thousands of sensor nodes

simultaneously sampling the target from

[music] multiple angles and positions.

The biometric data being collected

includes location, facial and body

recognition, heart rate, blood pressure,

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body temperature, breath rate, voice

recognition, and fingerprint scanning.

The system is designed to create a

unique cryptographic signature for every

individual based on biological and

behavioral data and is designed to

operate without being noticed.

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>> The patent describes the motes as a

cloud around the user, but UC Berkeley

researchers have successfully implanted

smart dust sensors into [music] rats in

order to monitor and control nerve and

muscle activity. This technology

requires no batteries and relies on

ultrasound to draw power. Scientists

claim that for humans, internal smart

dust devices could monitor vital signs

and could enable control over

prosthetics and robotic limbs.

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>> In March 2022, the University of

Washington's Dandelion [music]

breakthrough, partially funded by the US

Air Force, deployed tiny, [music]

battery-free wireless sensors by wind

inspired by dandelion seeds. The senior

author stated that, "Our [music]

prototype suggests that you could use a

drone to release thousands of these

devices in a single drop."

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>> In 2024, a large blanket of fog affected

the United Kingdom, the USA, and Canada.

Over 20,000 travelers in the UK and 3.8

million drivers in the USA were

impacted. People described it as a thick

blanket of [music] fog with a

particle-like appearance, which had an

odd chemical, electrical, or burning

smell to it. And many people claimed to

experience fever, coughing, sore throat,

[music] headache, and fatigue after

exposure. The fog hit during the

Christmas and New Year travel period,

when millions were moving around for the

holidays.

A second patent, US 11748578

B1, [music] Predictive Text System, was

filed in November 2021

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>> and granted on September 2023

to Wells Fargo Bank. This patent

describes a system that uses neural

networks and machine learning to analyze

and predict [music] your financial

thoughts and intentions in real time as

you type. [music]

Combined with the biometric data from

Smart Dust, this creates a system that

can monitor both what you're physically

doing and what you're thinking about

financially. [music]

A predictive behavioral surveillance

system designed to be always on and

continuously learning.

This is the exact infrastructure needed

for implementing a social credit system.

The Smart Dust market was valued at

$153.9

million

in 2024 [music] and is estimated to grow

at a compound annual growth rate of over

14.3% [music] from 2025

to 2034.

Industrial use has increased

significantly in 2023 and 2024 with

integration of artificial intelligence

and machine learning algorithms now

allowing Smart Dust devices to analyze

data locally and make autonomous

decisions. This technology is currently

moving from laboratories to public

deployment, which has naturally caused

concern. In the 1950s and '60s, the US

Army conducted open-air biological and

chemical tests over American cities

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>> without public knowledge or consent.

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