“If you know of Yanis Varoufakis, you know him as the economist and Greek finance minister whose nuanced analyses of the crisis of 2008 became … Techno-Feudalism & the End of CapitalismRead more
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Why We Need to Break Up Big Tech
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ora9KUXR7DY&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Robert Reich
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Major Media Outlets That Use Invasive User Tracking Are Lobbying Against Regulation
News outlets entrusted with promoting transparency and privacy are also lobbying behind closed doors against proposals to regulate the mass collection of Americans’ data. In … Major Media Outlets That Use Invasive User Tracking Are Lobbying Against RegulationRead more
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How Big Tech Helped Big Oil Automate the Climate Crisis
When it comes to increasing profitability through automation, the orbits of Big Tech and Big Oil have merged, and household names such as Google, Amazon, … How Big Tech Helped Big Oil Automate the Climate CrisisRead more
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Robocalls
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO0iG_P0P6M&rel=0&feature=relmfu] John Oliver
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On Brexit and the task of confronting technofeudalism
ONE YEAR since the final deal for Brexit was announced, it remains one of the most divisive political subjects for a generation. Perhaps unknown to … On Brexit and the task of confronting technofeudalismRead more
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Online Tracking Device That is Virtually Impossible to Block
A new, extremely persistent type of online tracking is shadowing visitors to thousands of top websites, from WhiteHouse.gov to YouPorn.com. First documented in a forthcoming … Online Tracking Device That is Virtually Impossible to BlockRead more
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US Opposes a Ban on Killer Robots
human rights activists in some countries are calling for an all-out ban on the use of lethal autonomous weapons known as “killer robots” that can … US Opposes a Ban on Killer RobotsRead more
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Teaching Cybersecurity in an Age of ‘Fake Security’
I teach cybersecurity. It’s something I really believe in, but it’s hard work for all the wrong reasons. First day homework for students is watching … Teaching Cybersecurity in an Age of ‘Fake Security’Read more
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Israeli Companies Sell Spy Tech
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1gZqiARqfU&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Antony Loewenstein