Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State

Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State

A sweeping exposé of the U.S. government’s alliance with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers, and how their efforts are reshaping surveillance and privacy as we know it

Our modern world is aw…

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