Byron Tau on government surveillance

Sep 14, 2026

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Byron Tau returns to Techtonic to discuss how the American government is surveilling citizens. In one recent article, Tau revealed how the U.S. Border Patrol is tracking millions of Americans through license-plate scanners.

Show Notes

• Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns (by Byron Tau and Garance Burke, Associated Press, Nov 20, 2025)

• Byron Tau at ProPublica

• Byron Tau on Bluesky

• June 24, 2024 Techtonic – Byron Tau’s first appearance on the show

• Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State, by Byron Tau

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Guest: Byron Tau
Host: Mark Hurst
Comments: Playlist & Comments at WFMU
Aired: Sep 14, 2026