Teaching Democracy in the Age of Data

Privacy expert Heidi Boghosian argues that America's democratic survival hinges on developing sophisticated digital literacy skills to combat surveillance capitalism and algorithmic manipulation. She connects declining civics education with rising technological dependence, advocating for enhanced cyber hygiene and citizen activism against corporate data collection. While her concerns about digital privacy and educational gaps merit attention, her solutions lean heavily toward regulatory interventions and activist resistance rather than embracing market-driven innovation and empowering individual technological choices. Get full access to Talk Cocktail Podcast at jeffschechtman.substack.com/subscribe