Ep 9 – Nothing Left to Hide

Episode 09 - "Nothing Left to Hide" The relationship between government intelligence, the military-industrial complex, and big business goes deep. In technology hubs around the world, complex surveillance products are developed and sold to governments that deploy the tech on journalists, lawyers, academics, and their own citizens. How are these technologies spreading and what effects do they have on society and us as individuals? Join us this week as we explore one of the most heavily surveilled places on earth and ask ourselves how to respond as these technologies increasingly come home to be deployed right here in America. Chapters 01:55 A History of Spying 07:09 Surveillance as Business 09:03 Ethiopia 12:35 Mexico 15:14 Name and Shame 16:02 Where Does this Money Come From? 18:06 China 23:19 Surveillance at Home 28:25 Affecting our Right to Protest 32:22 Terrorist or Enemy of the State? 43:49 Predictive Policing 49:24 Chicago 51:37 How Data Could Be Used to Reduce Crime 56:57 Nothing to Hide A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0