What is a weapon in the Information Age? From microscopic "smart dust" tracking devices to DNA-tracing tech and advanced facial recognition software, journalist Sharon Weinberger leads a hair-raising tour through the global, unregulated bazaar of privatized mass surveillance. To rein in this growing, multibillion-dollar marketplace that often caters to customers with nefarious intents, Weinberger believes the first step is for governments to classify surveillance tools as dangerous and powerful weapons.

Sharon Weinberger: Inside the massive (and unregulated) world of surveillance tech

Inside the massive (and unregulated) world of surveillance tech

Surveillance tech, masquerading as civilian innovation, equips regimes to spy on citizens with eerie precision, unregulated.

The Pentagon's investment in smart dust and DNA-sweeping tech highlights a shift towards surveillance as modern warfare.

With facial recognition and DNA data becoming tools of surveillance, privacy is now on the frontline of global human rights.