#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 (http://tinyurl.com/4cjfd4su) NOTUS (http://tinyurl.com/2nkspacp) X: @ByronTau (http://tinyurl.com/yk2jbbwz) Tech Policy Podcast #337: China and Domestic Surveillance (http://tinyurl.com/3eyeyn72)