20 — Nazis, IBM, Censorship, and the Surveillance State Enemy of the [Surveillance] State

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As America becomes more and more divided along political lines, it is more important than ever to understand the history of tech companies using data on individuals to create startlingly accurate profiles. Case in point, the Nazi campaign of the Holocaust of the Jews in the buildup to and during WWII was made up of six phases — the identification of the Jews, the expulsion of the Jews from society, the confiscation of their assets, the ghettoization of the Jews, their deportation, and finally, their extermination. IBM — an American tech company — was intricately involved in all six phases.
This episode will unpack that as much as one episode allows and I will show that Big Tech is up to the same tricks now. An invaluably important step to preventing the Surveillance State from continuing to gain the kind of power that could be used to play a repeat of the abuses of Nazi Germany is to fight political censorship in all its forms. Silencing the voices of those with whom we disagree is a dangerously slippery slope. I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it. The alternative is too horrible to allow.
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Edwin Black interview about his book, IBM and the Holocaust:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zonEpRdJUxE
 
IBM and the Holocaust at Amazon: (not an affiliate link — If you don’t want to shop at Amazon, search for the book elsewhere)
https://www.amazon.com/IBM-Holocaust-Strategic-Alliance-Corporation/dp/0914153277
 
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