annaleen, 2 months ago

I reviewed two fascinating new books about surveillance systems in the United States and China for @nytimes -- both Byron Tau's Means of Control and Minxin Pei's The Sentinel State argue that the real problem is overreaching law enforcement, not newfangled tech. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/books/review/means-of-control-byron-tau-the-sentinel-state-minxin-pei.html