The world’s largest advertising conglomerate has proposed merging with the company that has built detailed profiles on every American.
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Posted inPolitics
Washington Still Bows to the Surveillance State
Despite some bipartisan pushback, much of Congress remains unwilling to take on the national security establishment.
Posted inTechnology
Home Depot and Lowe’s Downplay Customer Surveillance Threats
Shareholders are seeking more info about how the companies collect and share data, including automatic license plate readers that cops and federal agents use to hunt immigrants.
Posted inTAP
AI Is Supercharging the Surveillance State
Warrants are at the center of the debate over government spying, and for good reason. But artificial intelligence is redefining the contours of that debate.
Posted inPodcasts
Organized Money: The Chatbot Will See You Now
As Big Tech attempts to algo and chatbot your therapy, advocacy and new law fight to save the art and science of humans helping humans.
Posted inPolitics
Himes Fact-Checked on ‘Misleading’ Claims About Warrantless Spying
Jim Himes keeps telling his constituents that U.S. intelligence agencies don’t spy on them, and ‘have no reason’ to buy Americans’ data. Advocates say that’s untrue.
Posted inPolitics
Privacy Advocates Ambush Himes Over Clean FISA Push
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), a leader on the House Intelligence Committee, faced protests over his support for a warrantless spying regime.
Posted inPolitics
Warrantless Spying Reform Just Got a Whole Lot More Interesting
House Republicans have threatened to hold a foreign surveillance extension hostage unless the Senate agrees to voter suppression. It may flip the script on superfluous government spying.
Posted inTAP
The Big Winner: China
Trump claimed that his Greenland foray was needed to contain the influence of China and Russia in the Arctic. The result: China is more globally powerful than ever.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Where Big Tech and Trump Are Demanding Tax Cuts and Deregulation
A new analysis shared with the Prospect shows that Big Tech is seeking changes to national law in 64 countries. The Trump regime is helping them.
