Three mechanisms. One cage. Separately, they look like progress.
Together, they're the architecture of a new kind of prison - one where the bars are biometric scanners, the guards are algorithms, and the warden is a smart contract with no phone number.
Separately, each layer looks like progress - better security, fraud prevention, operational efficiency.
Together, they create something Philip K. Dick's door would recognize: a system where property doesn't belong to you anymore, where ownership becomes conditional access, and where one missed payment or one failed fingerprint scan transforms you from owner to beggar.
Excellent article and why we have to stand up against all these machinery by the state.