The Government’s Warrantless Mass Surveillance

About this episode

This episode discusses the implications of warrantless mass surveillance by the government with insights from various experts.

The Brennan Center's Elizabeth Goitein; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA); longtime political journalist Michael Shure; Fordham University's Prof. Christina Greer

People in this episode

Host: Ali Velshi

Guests: Elizabeth Goitein, Adam Smith, Michael Shure, Christina Greer

Topics covered

• surveillance
• government
• privacy
• politics
• law
• civil liberties

Keywords

• mass surveillance
• warrantless
• government
• privacy
• civil rights
• political commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brennan Center, Fordham University

Places: Washington

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