The Man Who Turned You Into Data

The Man Who Turned You Into Data

Hank Asher was a lot of things: a Florida condo maven, a drug runner, a DEA informant—and a tech visionary who created the mixed blessing of turning everyone’s online activity into an unshakable shadow profile.


Guest: McKenzie Funk, reporter for Pro Publica and the author of The Hank Show


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