By
Tom DeWeese
August 31, 2026

Artificial intelligence and massive data centers are rapidly reshaping the way society operates—but what happens when that technology becomes a tool for surveillance and government control?
In this interview, Tom DeWeese speaks with Eric Meder, co-founder of Privacy Academy, about AI, digital IDs, digital currency, facial recognition, data centers, and the growing threat to individual privacy and liberty. They also discuss the grassroots movement pushing back against expanding surveillance technology and the importance of protecting constitutional rights.
To learn more, visit; https://www.privacyacademy.com
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Tom DeWeese
Tom DeWeese is one of the nation's leading advocates of individual liberty, free enterprise, private property rights, personal privacy, back-to-basics education, and American sovereignty and independence...
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Tom DeWeese is one of the nation's leading advocates of individual liberty, free enterprise, private property rights, personal privacy, back-to-basics education, and American sovereignty and independence.
A native of Ohio, he's been a candidate for the Ohio Legislature, served as editor of two newspapers, and has owned several businesses since the age of 23. In 1989, Tom led the only privately-funded election-observation team to the Panamanian elections. In 2006, Tom was invited to Cambridge University to debate the issue of the United Nations before the Cambridge Union, a 200-year-old debating society. Today, he serves as Founder and President of the American Policy Center and editor of The DeWeese Report. Tom also heads up an Internet news site called Freedom21.com.
For 40 years, Tom DeWeese has been a businessman, grassroots activist, writer, and publisher.
As such, he has always advocated a firm belief in man's need to keep moving forward while protecting our constitutionally-guaranteed rights.
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