The Power of Metadata in Surveillance

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The chapter delves deep into the distinction between data and metadata, discussing the vast industry around collecting metadata and its societal impact. It explores how governments and corporations use metadata for surveillance, including targeted advertising and national security purposes. The discussion raises concerns about government overreach in data collection and the implications for individual privacy rights.

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------ Are we being watched?

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.

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------ TIMESTAMPS

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

------ RESOURCES

Byron Tau https://twitter.com/ByronTau

Means of Control by Byron Tau https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau/

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