#180. The Power and Dangers of Digital Self-Surveillance
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of digital self-surveillance with legal expert Andrew Guthrie Ferguson.
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is a Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, where he teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, and a seminar examining police surveillance technologies, privacy, and civil rights. Before becoming a professor, Professor Ferguson worked as a public defender for seven years, representing adults and juveniles, and was also lead counsel in numerous jury and bench trials, arguing cases before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Ferguson has written over 35 law review articles and book chapters and provided legal commentary for the New York Times , the Economist , CNN, NPR, among other media. He is also the author of four books, including, Why Jury Duty Matters: A Citizen’s Guide to Constitutional Action, published in 2012, which was the first book written for jurors on jury duty. His award-winning second book, The Rise of Big Data Policing: Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement, was published in 2017. We’ll be discussing his recently published latest book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance (2026), which reveals how smart devices dramatically enhance the scope of…
People in this episode
Host: Stuart Kelter
Guest: Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
Topics covered
- digital self-surveillance
- privacy
- policing
- civil rights
- smart devices
- evidence
Keywords
- digital surveillance
- privacy rights
- law enforcement
- smart technology
- civil liberties
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: George Washington University Law School, New York Times, Economist, CNN, NPR
Books & works: Why Jury Duty Matters: A Citizen’s Guide to Constitutional Action, The Rise of Big Data Policing: Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement, Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance
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