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Byron Tau

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propublica national security reporter
formers: ap, wsj, washington sun, politico. author of 'means of control,' buy: bit.ly/buyMoC
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washington, d.c. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/m… Joined September 2008
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Byron Tau @ByronTau
I actually have important contributions to this discourse. As @jeneps mentioned, my first job in Washington was actually as a Cheesecake Factory server and bartender. One day in 2009 or 2010 I wandered in for my shift a bit early...
Jennifer Epstein Verified account @jeneps Oct 25
I need @ByronTau to weigh in, as editor emeritus of @Politico44 and server emeritus at CF Chevy Chase
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A look into the kind of pressure tactics DHS is using to get travelers to unlock devices at border crossings: officials lied to a man, saying they wanted to search his phone for "kiddie porn" when they were investigating him for "terrorism," docs show
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www.404media.co DHS Said They Searched Man Who Wiped GrapheneOS Phone for Child Abuse Material. They Lied Officials said they wanted to search the phone of Samuel Tunick, a Stop Cop City activist, for child abuse material. It was actually because he was suspected of “terrorist activities.”
Byron Tau @ByronTau
A federal jury in Houston has found that sheriff's deputies in San Antonio conducted an illegal traffic stop when they stopped and searched a Houston man as part of a secretive U.S. Border Patrol surveillance program. ij.org/press-release/…
ij.org Federal Jury Strikes Down Texas Sheriff’s Surveillance-Driven Traffic Stop Program - Institute for... SAN ANTONIO—Today, a jury in federal court found Bexar County liable for running an unconstitutional traffic stop scheme that turned mass surveillance of American drivers […]
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Byron Tau @ByronTau
Thank you so much to Shawn for having me on to talk about surveillance, national security and more.
Shawn Ryan Verified account @ShawnRyan762 Sep 18
Investigative journalist Byron Tau breaks down just how much data the devices around us may be collecting.

From phones, Ring cameras, license plate readers, and toll transponders to smart TVs, robot vacuums, and Alexa, Tau explains the growing number of ways our digital and physical lives can be connected and tracked.

Tau also reveals why he sued the U.S. Postal Service after spending years trying to obtain basic records about how the agency handles Americans' digital information, including email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
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