How can journalists, activists, dissidents and even lawyers and business leaders protect themselves from the threat of private surveillance? That’s the question we’re looking to answer this week on Whale Hunting, with a special interview from our archives.

Back in 2022, Whale Hunting host Bradley Hope took a look into the hidden world of private surveillance – a world he’s gotten to know personally in his work investigating corruption over the years. To find out more, he spoke with an industry insider – codenamed Oscar Zero – who has dedicated her career to this kind of work. They met at a restaurant in London, where she explained how she got into private surveillance, and the ways in which this shadowy practice is employed by oligarchs, intelligence services and the ultra-rich all over the world.

Plus, if you’d like to watch Bradley try and outwit Oscar Zero and her surveillance team, head to Brazen’s YouTube channel, where you can find our documentary, Hidden Worlds, following the action.

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