Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State - Hardcoverby Byron Tau (Author) You are being surveilled right now. This sweeping expos reveals how the U. S. government allied with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers to monitor us through the phones we carry and the devices in our home. "A revealing . . . startling . . . timely . . . fascinating, sometimes terrifying examination of the decline of privacy in the digital age." Kirkus Reviews "That evening, I was given a glimpse inside a hidden world.