Introduction

Greg Karlwood looks at the way America's attitudes about privacy and surveillance have changed over time. He says it might be one of the most radical all-encompassing cultural shifts we've had in the last 50 years. People were once skeptical of state-sponsored eavesdropping, wiretapping and surveillance Today they stand in line, spend thousands of dollars to maintain And frequently update devices that would make our great grandfathers roll over in their graves. The push for digital everything everywhere all at once is clearly aimed at advancing this agenda until your contacts, communications, travel, transactions and energy use They're all thoroughly tracked, traced and ultimately throttled But hey, at least your Alexa device can play music