They hide secret code in your apps

https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Byron-Tau:1

Your favorite apps might be secretly selling your location and personal data. Governments and shady corporations are buying data from brokers to track your every move—no warrants required. In this interview, I sit down with Byron Tau, author of Means of Control, to uncover the hidden world of secret code in your apps, shady shell companies, and the surveillance economy we've unknowingly accepted. This is a wake-up call for anyone who values their privacy. Watch now to learn how modern tech is being weaponized—and what you can do about it.

00:00 We Must Change Social Norms on Privacy
05:33 Why the US Purchases Data
07:13 Third Party Doctrine
09:44 Evolution of Data Collection
14:12 The Impact of Mass Data Collection
16:10 Insidious Uses for Data
19:43 History of Private vs Government Entities
24:14 How We Can Push Back
27:47 Data Brokers’ Devilish Tactics
30:14 The Data Broker Industry is MASSIVE
32:09 Ways Data Brokers Hide
35:24 Real-Time Bidding
40:41 Data Brokers Make Money Selling YOUR Data
41:51 Codes in Apps
49:27 Distinction Between Law Enforcement and Intelligence
56:50 The Human Component
01:02:03 The Conversation We’re NOT Having
01:05:26 Why We Should Pay for Tech
01:09:18 Chinese vs American Surveillance
01:12:32 Solutions [for now]
01:14:29 Final Thoughts

The only way that we can change things is for us to start illuminating the shadows and have a public discussion, so we can decide what we want as a society of individuals.

Special thanks to Byron Tau!

Links:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau/
https://www.notus.org/byron-tau

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