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
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Ethical Problems With Modern Cars Containing Proprietary Software That Drivers Cannot Remove/Replace
THE folks lurking in our IRC channels have likely seen this recurring theme; cars and the things that nowadays go into new cars concern us. … Ethical Problems With Modern Cars Containing Proprietary Software That Drivers Cannot Remove/ReplaceRead more
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Farmers Deserve the Right to Repair Their Tractors
Thanks in large part to the introduction of machinery like tractors and combines, farms today are far more efficient and productive than they were a … Farmers Deserve the Right to Repair Their TractorsRead more
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Carbon Capture: Five Decades of False Hope, Hype, and Hot Air
At the turn of the century, Big Oil faced increasing pressure to respond to the climate crisis. One typical response was BP rebranding itself ‘Beyond … Carbon Capture: Five Decades of False Hope, Hype, and Hot AirRead more
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Farmers have the right to repair
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTbrXiIzUt4&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Louis Rossmann