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ENCORE: Means of Control — Part 1

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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

Read Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance Of Tech And Government Is creating a New American Surveillance State — https://bit.ly/44199hw

Follow Ron and Byron on X (formerly Twitter):

https://twitter.com/RonSteslow

https://twitter.com/ByronTau

Email your questions to [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at (202) 455-4558

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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

Read Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance Of Tech And Government Is creating a New American Surveillance State — https://bit.ly/44199hw

Follow Ron and Byron on X (formerly Twitter):

https://twitter.com/RonSteslow

https://twitter.com/ByronTau

Email your questions to [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at (202) 455-4558

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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