Jordan Peterson: even the Left isn’t safe from surveillance

The psychologist and author Jordan Peterson warned that “no one will escape the purview” of government surveillance as new technology emerges, making a statement to a Congressional committee yesterday. 

Peterson expanded by saying that while the US government is currently targeting people with “more conservative leanings”, it would change “in a moment when the political tides shift”, in a warning to those on the Left. 

Speaking in Washington DC to the “Weaponization of federal government” committee, which is investigating the use of US citizens’ personal information by federal government branches, Peterson outlined the risks of monitoring, suggesting that increased cooperation between governments and corporations could create a “super-surveillance”.