In this two part series, Journalist and author Byron Tau joins host Ron Steslow to discuss his new book Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance Of Tech And Government Is creating a New American Surveillance State
Part 1:
(02:36) Byron’s background and why he decided to write this book
(05:15) The Evolution of data brokering
(09:00) Understanding metadata and data collection and how they can identify you
(12:12) The implications for personal privacy
(22:15) The state of privacy rights in the United States
(26:16) The public-private surveillance relationship
(28:43) The shift in Government attitudes toward this type of data
(31:20) How social media changed the data collection game
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