![]() ![]() That is precisely the question that the author and investigative journalist Julia Angwin tries to answer in her new book Dragnet Nation, which chronicles (amongst other things) Angwin’s attempts and frustrations with trying to defend her privacy and fight surveillance. Granted “suspects” has become largely interchangeable with “everybody” – and the snooping governmental agent has found a new partner in the hoodie wearing tech firm. ![]() It’s a rather sad commentary that today when somebody says “you’re being watched” the standard reply is some variation of “yes, I know.” Though, the suit wearing g-men and their army of acolytes have stopped trailing suspects and instead have found it more efficient (and that it requires less walking) to simply tap into the rich data streams that people are merrily creating. You’re Caught in the Net! – A review of Julia Angwin’s “Dragnet Nation”Ī few decades ago if somebody told you “you’re being watched!” You might have dismissed them as paranoid, mildly unhinged, or perhaps you would have entertained the possibility that you had somehow become enmeshed in a web of international intrigue (cue the surf guitar!). ![]()
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