Exploring the balance between user rights and government access to data, this chapter delves into the complexities of setting boundaries on privacy in the United States while emphasizing the need for societal discussions on civil liberties.
That’s the question we ask Byron Tau, an investigative journalist and author of “Means of Control'' that covers all about the US surveillance state.
Turns out the US Government has a digital dossier of every citizen, but how? How do they collect the data? How are they using it? Can we ever get back our digital privacy?
Expect to learn all that and much more in what is a deep dive into digital surveillance.
0:00 Intro 4:42 State of Surveillance 12:24 Content vs Metadata 18:16 The Surveillance Industry 33:53 Total Information Awareness 49:50 Is the Gov Using Data Against Us? 53:10 Privacy Protections 1:05:29 The Role of Encryption 1:17:23 Surveillance Abroad 1:22:09 US vs China 1:26:04 Surveillance in Crypto 1:31:09 Closing & Disclaimers