Track or Treat: Spooky Surveillance with Andrew Couts

Host Sam Simon talks with Andrew Couts, senior editor of cybersecurity and surveillance at bastion-of-sanity tech mag Wired. While not conceived as a Halloween episode, boy is it relevant! From Andrew, we learn about the extent to which anyone with a phone and internet access is being surveilled - by actors from the social media industry to hackers to international governments. It’s pretty spooky. We also talk about what it’s like to be a tech journalist with integrity in technologically-accelerated end times. At least we still have freedom of the press! Mike Masnick article mentioned briefly at the beginning. TFD is produced and edited by Sam Simon and Matty Rosenberg at Radio Free Rhinecliff. Inquiries: technocracy4dummies@gmail.com Leave us a message: (845) 307-7446‬