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Dragnet nation
Dragnet nation





dragnet nation

Authorities were not sure if Oropeza was carrying another weapon after others were found in his home.Ĭapers said he hoped the reward money would motivate people to provide information and that there were plans to put up billboards in Spanish to spread the word. Police recovered the AR-15-style rifle that they said Oropeza used in the shootings. He said police have also interviewed the suspect’s wife multiple times. Her book is a cautionary tale for all of us, with profound implications for our values, our society, and our very selves.During the early hours of the search, investigators found clothes and a phone while combing an area that includes dense layers of forest, but tracking dogs lost the scent, Capers said.Īuthorities were able to identify Oropeza by an identity card issued by Mexican authorities to citizens who reside outside the country, as well as the doorbell camera footage. Appalled at such a prospect, Angwin conducts a series of experiments to try to protect herself, ranging from quitting Google to carrying a "burner" phone, showing how difficult it is for an average citizen to resist the dragnets' reach.

dragnet nation

In a world where we can be watched in our own homes, where we can no longer keep secrets, and where we can be impersonated, financially manipulated, or even placed in a police lineup, Angwin argues that the greatest long-term danger is that we start to internalize the surveillance and censor our words and thoughts, until we lose the very freedom that makes us unique individuals.

dragnet nation

In Dragnet Nation, award-winning investigative journalist Julia Angwin reports from the front lines of America's surveillance economy, offering a revelatory and unsettling look at how the government, private companies, and even criminals use technology to indiscriminately sweep up vast amounts of our personal data. And the federal government, we recently learned, has been conducting a massive data-gathering surveillance operation across the Internet and on our phone lines. Our smartphones and cars transmit our location, enabling us to know what's in the neighborhood but also enabling others to track us. We see online ads from websites we've visited, long after we've moved on to other interests. An inside look at who's watching you, what they know and why it matters.







Dragnet nation