Jun 12, 2026 · 33 min · 12 segments
In the second episode of The Surveillance Economy, a mini-series from The Capitol Forum Investigates, Arjun Singh sits down with Andrew G. Ferguson, a law professor and expert in policing and…
Andrew G. FergusonGuest
Arjun SinghHost
It's the second part in a series we're putting out called The Surveillance Economy.
In that episode, my colleague Ethan told us the history of data brokers and how a former cocaine smuggler named Hank Asher helped create the modern data broker industry.
We also learned how businesses have made billions of dollars by selling personal information to other businesses, but they also sell it to the government.
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It's the second part in a series we're putting out called The Surveillance Economy.
In that episode, my colleague Ethan told us the history of data brokers and how a former cocaine smuggler named Hank Asher helped create the modern data broker industry.
We also learned how businesses have made billions of dollars by selling personal information to other businesses, but they also sell it to the government.