Big Data and the Algorithmic Citizen

Our citizenship now exists online. Google searches, Facebook profiles, every purchase on Amazon or your smart phone – all of it contributes to a composite image of us as individuals, consumers, and citizens. John Cheney-Lippold from the University of Michigan explains how the NSA has defined citizenship based on the algorithms they use to trawl through their vast data collections.

This program is presented in partnership with the University of Michigan's Institute for the Humanities.