The Panopticon Olympics
Even the most advanced surveillance network couldn’t stop an attack on the Games’ first day.
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Show Notes
How France changed its own laws to have the safest, most pervasively surveilled Olympics ever—and why some are worried the new security system will stay in place long after the games end.
Guests:
Anne Toomey McKenna, professor, author, and expert in electronic surveillance.
Henry Grabar, covering the Olympics in Paris for Slate.
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