#368: How the Government Gets Your Data

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? Links: Means of Control NOTUS X: @ByronTau Tech Policy Podcast #337: China and Domestic Surveillance