The surveillance industry won’t save us from crises
Turning to the security industry isn’t the solution: it’s a symptom of the problem.
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Published in: digitaLibertiesTrusting video in a fake news worldAs the threat of doctored videos grows, we need a technical solution.
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Published in: digitaLibertiesPrivacy is the new wilderness we must protectA new conception of privacy as an ambient, public good is necessary if we are to save our rights as individuals.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAre China’s facial recognition trials really the example the Met police want to follow?“Each face is algorithmically cast over with suspicion, checked against the authority’s blacklist”.
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Published in: HomeFacebook and Google pressured EU experts to soften fake news regulations, say insidersOn the eve of European elections, the tech giants stand accused of sabotaging the European Union’s fight against...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesOur website: Laboratory of thought and codeTo affect the flow of data and power, media organisations need to design the digital landscapes that we depend on....
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Published in: digitaLibertiesWe don’t need no education? – informing the misinformedTo know that information is false, you need to dedicate time and effort to verify things. Would you have the time,...
