Surveillance technology
*the purported benefits of the kinds of technology implemented for surveillance purposes are commonly overinflated
– Big Tech Won’t Save Us: The Case for Social Transformation over Coronavirus Surveillance
Technologies in this field, much like the humans that create them, invariably have biases and inaccuracies, and these biases and inaccuracies disproportionately impact historically marginalized groups.
– Big Tech Won’t Save Us: The Case for Social Transformation over Coronavirus Surveillance
It’s no coincidence that there are so many links between neo-nazis, massive digital surveillance, and the tech industry.
– Big Tech Won’t Save Us: The Case for Social Transformation over Coronavirus Surveillance
For corporations concerned with monitoring and interpreting peoples’ behaviour in order to turn a profit, and for state agencies concerned with doing so in order to maintain control, the possibilities offered by digital technologies are vast
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