I’ve always gotten by fine without owning a smartphone – until now. Covid has made my already obsolete 90s-designed Nokia flip-phone nearly useless. I’m suddenly … Life without a smartphone is getting harder and harderRead more
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Intelligence outfit at center of US digital vaccine passport push
Described as “the most important organization you’ve never heard of,” MITRE rakes in massive security state contracts to pioneer invasive spy tech. Now it’s at … Intelligence outfit at center of US digital vaccine passport pushRead more
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If We’re Not Careful, Tech Could Hurt the Fight against COVID-19
When COVID-19 emerged, many of us felt the instinct to use our technical skills to contribute something—and fast. But as researchers and technologists at Stanford, … If We’re Not Careful, Tech Could Hurt the Fight against COVID-19Read more
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How Companies Like Google Plan to Profit in High-Tech COVID Dystopia
the billionaires I was referring to is, he didn’t just announce that partnership with Eric Schmidt, who will be chairing this blue-ribbon commission to, quote-unquote, … How Companies Like Google Plan to Profit in High-Tech COVID DystopiaRead more
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Digital Farm Technology Is Not the Climate Panacea Corporations Want You to Think It Is
Smartphones have revolutionised our way of living. No need to visit a library when looking for information—we just go online. Convenience is convincing. But can … Digital Farm Technology Is Not the Climate Panacea Corporations Want You to Think It IsRead more
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AI Should Improve Quality of Life, Not Make Capitalists Rich
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmGNyeIiVJI&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Lester Earnest on RAI (5/5)
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Billionaires Shouldn’t Control Artificial Intelligence
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocSisLea2DA&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Lester Earnest
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The tech ‘solutions’ for coronavirus take the surveillance state to the next level
In a matter of weeks, coronavirus has shuttered the global economy and placed capitalism in intensive care. Many thinkers have expressed hope that it will … The tech ‘solutions’ for coronavirus take the surveillance state to the next levelRead more
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New German ID Cards
“It was a really creepy feeling,” says data protection activist Leena Simon, describing the moment when she last visited the citizens’ service center at her … New German ID CardsRead more
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Techno-Feudalism Is Taking Over
This is how capitalism ends: not with a revolutionary bang, but with an evolutionary whimper. Just as it displaced feudalism gradually, surreptitiously, until one day … Techno-Feudalism Is Taking OverRead more