The Hidden History of Big Brother in America How the Death of Privacy and the Rise of Surveillance Threaten Us [Audiobook]

Hartmann uses extensive, vivid examples to highlight the consequences of Big Data on all aspects of our lives. He traces the history of surveillance and social control, looking back to how Big Brother invented whiteness to keep order and how surveillance began to be employed as a way to modify behavior. As he states, "The goal of those who violate privacy and use surveillance is almost always social control and behavior modification". Along with covering the history, Hartmann shows how we got to where we are today, how China - with its new Social Credit System - serves as a warning, and how we can and must avoid a similarly dystopian future. By delving into the Constitutional right to privacy, Hartmann reminds us of our civil right and shows how we can restore it.