# The Surveillance Economy, Part Two (TCF Investigates)

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Podcast: [The Capitol Forum](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355)
Published: 2026-06-12T23:38:37+00:00
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## Resource

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 technology, to discuss his new book Your Data, Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance . Together, the two discuss how law enforcement agencies use personal data from data brokers to create predictive policing programs, and the potential pitfalls of consumer data being handed over to law enforcement.

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