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July 9, 2025 32 mins
For the ad-free and full version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at ⁠https://politicology.com/plus 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 podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at ‪(202) 455-4558‬  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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