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#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.

2026-09-17 · 110 min · 16 entities

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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau
  • → hosted by Shawn Ryan person
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    Feed author/publisher: Shawn Ryan
  • → discusses Society & Culture concept
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  • → discusses Philosophy company
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    Feed category: Philosophy
  • → references roka.com website
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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://roka.com/
  • → references theglacierapp.com website
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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://theglacierapp.com/
  • → references Glacierapp website
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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://srs.site/glacierapp
  • → references Byrontau.Bsky.Social website
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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://bsky.app/profile/byrontau.bsky.social

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  • mentioned roka.com website
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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://roka.com/
  • mentioned theglacierapp.com website
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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://theglacierapp.com/
  • mentioned Glacierapp website
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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://srs.site/glacierapp
  • mentioned Byrontau.Bsky.Social website
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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://bsky.app/profile/byrontau.bsky.social
  • references roka.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://roka.com/
  • references theglacierapp.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://theglacierapp.com/
  • references Glacierapp website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://srs.site/glacierapp
  • references Byrontau.Bsky.Social website
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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://bsky.app/profile/byrontau.bsky.social

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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau
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    Link in episode "#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.": https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau

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  • mentioned Shawn Ryan person
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    Feed author/publisher: Shawn Ryan
  • hosted by Shawn Ryan person
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    Feed author/publisher: Shawn Ryan

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  • mentioned Society & Culture concept
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    Feed category: Society & Culture
  • discusses Society & Culture concept
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  • mentioned Philosophy company
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    Feed category: Philosophy
  • discusses Philosophy company
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Episode description as stored
Byron Tau is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at ProPublica and the author of "Means of Control." He spent five years tracing how the surveillance apparatus built after 9/11 came home and found Border Patrol monitoring millions of American drivers through hidden cameras and a secret algorithm. Shawn and Byron get into who built these tools, how buying data legally sidesteps the Fourth Amendment, and what it means when the machinery aimed at foreign targets gets turned around. Privacy Isn't Paranoia. It's Protection. Download Glacier - https://srs.site/glacierapp Website - https://theglacierapp.com Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: Get firearm security redesigned and save 10% off @StopBoxUSA with code SRS at https://stopboxusa.com/SRS #stopboxpod Upgrade your eyewear at https://roka.com and use code SRS for 20% off sitewide at checkout. Try Gusto today at https://gusto.com/SRS and get three months free when you run your first payroll. For a limited time, save 20% on your first subscription order of AG1 Next Gen or AG1 Pro at https://drinkag1.com/srs Byron Tau Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/byrontau X - https://x.com/byrontau Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/byrontau.bsky.social Book - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices