In reference to Q post 793, Deep Dream, I found this article on the Jason Borne series.
For what it's worth:
What Is Iron Hand In 'Jason Bourne'? Get Ready To Close All Your Social Media Accounts
In the new film, Iron Hand is described as the successor program to Treadstone. Treadstone was the program that created Jason Bourne, erasing his memories and turning him into a killing machine. And while the film uses some misdirection to make the audience think Iron Hand is a new type of super soldier program, it's actually something completely different — something that reflects the current priorities of the CIA. Simply put, Iron Hand is a surveillance program. A surveillance program that, if enacted, would give the government free reign over the private data of countless citizens. So how would the CIA go about doing such a thing?
In the film, the CIA is building Iron Hand around a deal with a social media giant called Deep Dream. It's hinted that the agency provided seed money for the social network, which has since become Facebook-sized and boasts a billion-and-a-half users. Given its wide reach, the CIA is now calling in a favor, wanting back-door entry past encryption; giving them access to all of those users' personal information. The codename for this scheme, of course, is Iron Hand. The current political climate doesn't necessitate the molding of super spies so much anymore as it does looking for ways to gain access to all of the information everyone already puts on the internet willingly. Iron Hand is basically everyone's worst fear about their increased online presence come to life, and it's what Jason Bourne wants to stop from happening in the new film.
Iron Hand may be the next Treadstone, but it shows a new side of the CIA's tactics. Learning to throw a punch is less important than learning to write code when it comes to today's covert operations, and Jason Bourne explores that reality.
What Is Iron Hand In 'Jason Bourne'? Get Ready To Close All Your Social Media Accounts
Reminds me of Maxine Waters bragging that Obama was building a database unlike any the world has ever seen, and that it contained everything about everyone.