Your Smart Devices Could Rat You Out
From WORT 89.9FM Madison by WORT 89.9FM Madison
April 29, 2026 · 54 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of smart devices on privacy and surveillance with legal scholar Andrew Guthrie Ferguson.
Over 60 million households in the US use services like Amazon Echo, Google Nest, Ring, etc. Our devices routinely record our conversations and private activities. To talk about it means to let these “smart” devices into our private lives, host Ali Muldrow is joined today by legal scholar Andrew Guthrie Ferguson. His new book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance asks the question: is digital surveillance truly protecting us or serving as a tool of authoritarianism? Featured image of the cover of Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance, available from NYU Press.
People in this episode
Host: Ali Muldrow
Guest: Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
Topics covered
- digital surveillance
- smart devices
- privacy
- authoritarianism
- policing
- self-surveillance
Keywords
- smart devices
- digital surveillance
- privacy
- authoritarianism
- policing
- self-surveillance
- Amazon Echo
- Google Nest
- Ring
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NYU Press
Books & works: Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance
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