Repo Men

When we think about surveillance, we often think of the NSA or big data companies that are sucking up our online information. But these days, surveillance is everywhere. From BetaBoston: A vast hidden surveillance network runs across America, powered by the repo industry. The repo “business is far bigger than locating cars whose owners have defaulted on loans: It is the growing database of snapshots showing where Americans were at specific times, information that everyone from private detectives to ­insurers are willing to pay for.”

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