Episode 241: Surveillance in America, Pt 1: Somebody's Watching You

About this episode

Benn Jordan discusses the implications of ambient surveillance in America with experts from 404 Media and the ACLU.

Benn Jordan—musician, acoustic scientist, and one of the sharpest minds on surveillance technology—joins 404 Media’s Jason Koebler and the ACLU’s Jay Stanley to trace how surveillance went ambient— and what it means when everyone’s being watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Benn Jordan

Topics covered

• surveillance
• technology
• privacy
• ambient surveillance
• watching
• society

Keywords

• surveillance technology
• privacy
• ambient surveillance
• Benn Jordan
• ACLU
• 404 Media
• watching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 404 Media, ACLU

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