Byron Tau (NOTUS) discusses his new book Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State.
Topics include:
- Some history: four generations of data brokers
- The continuing evolution of data collection and technological surveillance
- The great danger: data fusion / comprehensive data profiles
- Why won’t Congress regulate government data use?
- National security vs. privacy
- Should we fear a social credit system?
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