Could a government control its people using frequencies?

Setting:

• Earth, in the future, near 2060 or 2100
• Technology: a bit more advanced than ours

Armies and police forces are already using systems for crowd control. Some devices can generate discomfort or pain using sound frequencies or electromagnetic radiation (microwaves).

Most of these devices are made to reduce violent behaviours but, could they have a wider range of uses? Could they also trigger other emotions and ultimately, could they be used as a mean to control the populations?

Speculations: I imagine that a state could deploy antennas across the land to send the frequencies. Maybe they could target specific area instead of a wide area. Maybe they could have these devices in all buildings and could monitor the people to influence their behaviour in real time.

Would that be possible with the right technology?

posted over 9 years ago

Vincent‭

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