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.
Gregory's Reporting.
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