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Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Defenders of expansive surveillance by the government stepped up demands today to go after an intelligence contractor who exposed the secret programs. The target of their ire remained out of sight, as...
Watch Video What if government paid for the information it collected on its citizens? Jaron Lanier, widely regarded as the father of virtual reality and the author of "Who Owns the Future?", suggests that would be one step toward balancing the...
By Paul Solman Watch Video What if government paid for the information it collected on its citizens? Jaron Lanier, widely regarded as the father of virtual reality and the author of "Who Owns the Future?", suggests that would be one...