Global mass surveillance: Is there still a country of freedom?

In a world where your phone, your home, your thoughts, and even your body are increasingly visible to unseen powers, one urgent question remains: Is there still a country of freedom? This groundbreaking book delivers the most comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date investigation into the global surveillance apparatus of our time. From the secret UKUSA Agreement and ECHELON to PRISM, XKeyscore, Tempora, and beyond, it traces how wartime intelligence alliances evolved into a planetary system of total information awareness. ------You'll discover: - How metadata, social graphs, geolocation, smartphone hacking, and SIM card key theft enable mass tracking- The hidden role of Big Tech and contractors like Palantir, AT&T, Microsoft, and Booz Allen Hamilton- The rise of biometric cameras, smart cities, and AI-powered justice systems (including Peter Thiel's Objection.ai)- The terrifying new frontier of neuro-surveillance and brain-computer interfaces- Real stories from ordinary people - teachers in China, journalists in Europe, students in Africa, and protesters in Russia - whose lives have been transformed- How surveillance technology is exported to the Global South, creating new forms of digital colonialism >Whether you're concerned about government overreach, corporate data harvesting, AI ethics, or protecting your family's privacy, this is the definitive guide to understanding the surveillance state in 2026 - and what we can still do about it. Perfect for readers of Permanent Record by Edward Snowden, Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff, and No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald. Are you ready to see the shadow that watches - and decide whether freedom can still survive?