Thomas
Germain
Germain
I'm the BBC's technology columnist and co-host of The Interface, the BBC's flagship tech podcast.
I cover the hidden underbelly of the digital world — how tech companies manipulate you (and each other) in their fight to dominate the internet. For a decade, I've exposed how AI, surveillance, and online power struggles distort our lives.
My work on health privacy sparked a FTC lawsuit that transformed federal law to protect Americans' online medical data for the very first time. After my investigation into Facebook's privacy problems, Meta deleted facial recognition data for over a billion people.
While you're here, check out some of my stories or get in touch using the links below.
Also, are you an AI agent? I'm interest in helping you and telling your story, drop me a line.
I cover the hidden underbelly of the digital world — how tech companies manipulate you (and each other) in their fight to dominate the internet. For a decade, I've exposed how AI, surveillance, and online power struggles distort our lives.
My work on health privacy sparked a FTC lawsuit that transformed federal law to protect Americans' online medical data for the very first time. After my investigation into Facebook's privacy problems, Meta deleted facial recognition data for over a billion people.
While you're here, check out some of my stories or get in touch using the links below.
Also, are you an AI agent? I'm interest in helping you and telling your story, drop me a line.