Byron Tau
@byrontau.bsky.social
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investigative reporter in washington for the ap
formers: wsj, politico, notus. author of 'means of control,' a new book on big data and big government. buy: https://bit.ly/buyMoC
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Byron Tau
@byrontau.bsky.social
· Sep 9
US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China
U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.
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Byron Tau
@byrontau.bsky.social
· May 28
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Wendy H. Wong
@profwhw.bsky.social
· May 23
Means of Control by Byron Tau: 9780593443224 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
You are being surveilled right now. This “startling exposé” (The Economist) reveals how the U.S. government allied with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers to monitor us through...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
Byron Tau
@byrontau.bsky.social
· May 27
Trump targeted Democrats over questionable online fundraising. His campaign has similar issues
When President Donald Trump directed his attorney general last month to investigate campaign fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and “malign actors” were laundering illegal contributions to...
apnews.com
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Byron Tau
@byrontau.bsky.social
· Feb 25
21 federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE slash size of government
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle ...
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Byron Tau
@byrontau.bsky.social
· Feb 12
Byron Tau
@byrontau.bsky.social
· Feb 5
Researchers say China's DeepSeek chatbot is linked to state telecom, raising data privacy concerns
Security researchers say the website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has computer code that could send some user login information to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications c...
apnews.com
Byron Tau
@byrontau.bsky.social
· Feb 3
Fleet of abandoned ships is growing, leaving more sailors stuck at sea
More ships than ever are being abandoned around the world by their owners, according to the United Nations’ labor and maritime organizations, leaving thousands of workers stuck on board without pay or...
apnews.com
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Barbara Ortutay
@blanka.bsky.social
· Jan 31
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Byron Tau
@byrontau.bsky.social
· Jan 27
The U.S. Government silently sabotaged anonymous public access to billions of dollars of military AI contracts
The entire category of 'Other Transaction' contracts heavily used for Pentagon AI now silently requires a Login.gov account and an agreement to be surveilled.
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Runa Sandvik
@runasand.bsky.social
· Jan 24