“Big Data” Dynamo: How Giant Tech Firms Help the Government Spy on Us and Gut Privacy

“Big Data” Dynamo: How Giant Tech Firms Help the Government Spy on Us and Gut Privacy

July 29, 2013 "Information Clearing House -  As the secret state continues trawling the electronic communications of hundreds of millions of Americans, lusting after what securocrats euphemistically call "actionable intelligence," a notional tipping point that transforms a "good" citizen into a "criminal" suspect, the role played by telecommunications and technology firms cannot be emphasized enough.