The story of the drug-running DEA informant behind the databases tracking our lives
You might not know Hank Asher. But you'll recognize how his creation and monetization of online databases helped change modern life.
Who is he?
- Once a young pilot in South Florida and the Caribbean, Asher fell in with a group of drug smugglers in the 1980s and got into a lot of trouble (though was never convicted of a felony.)
- Asher sought help from F. Lee Bailey, a well-known attorney, who saw how Asher's network of connections and understanding of the smuggling world could help the DEA.
- Asher became an informant. And
