The Mass Surveillance Machine, Feat. Maya Zehavi

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the COVID-19 crisis rages, it takes on new economic and political dimensions. The frames for many of the most important questions for the next decade are being set now, in this moment. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of The Breakdown, NLW is joined by Maya Zehavi, a long-time blockchain consultant known for her insightful domain-spanning takes. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They discuss: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How the COVID-19 health crisis overlapped with a political crisis in Zehavi’s home country of Israel </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why governments use times of crisis to take extraordinary powers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How contact tracing apps have become a battleground for mass surveillance </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why the shift to localism from globalism creates new challenges </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How the problems distributing stimulus are shaping the conversation around central bank digital currencies</span></li> </ul>