Cory DoctorowThe reverse-centaur apocalypse is upon usMicrosoft, Oracle, and other bossware dealers are transforming our workplaces with “virtual whips.”3d ago16
Kevin GosztolainThe Wide Shot‘The Conversation’: Coppola’s Classic Paranoia Film Turns 50Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film matched the malaise of the political moment but was written before the Plumbers scandal erupted.Apr 64
Cory DoctorowHoly CRAP the UN Cybercrime Treaty is a nightmare“Cybercrime” is “anything any government dislikes” and every government will have to help every other government fight it.Jul 233Jul 233
Enrique DansinEnrique DansIt’s not about the money, it’s a matter of principles!Writing in late February, I anticipated the problems Meta would face after proposing users in Europe pay €12. 99 a month to prevent their…Mar 2312Mar 2312
Cory DoctorowThe reverse-centaur apocalypse is upon usMicrosoft, Oracle, and other bossware dealers are transforming our workplaces with “virtual whips.”3d ago16
Kevin GosztolainThe Wide Shot‘The Conversation’: Coppola’s Classic Paranoia Film Turns 50Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film matched the malaise of the political moment but was written before the Plumbers scandal erupted.Apr 64
Cory DoctorowHoly CRAP the UN Cybercrime Treaty is a nightmare“Cybercrime” is “anything any government dislikes” and every government will have to help every other government fight it.Jul 233
Enrique DansinEnrique DansIt’s not about the money, it’s a matter of principles!Writing in late February, I anticipated the problems Meta would face after proposing users in Europe pay €12. 99 a month to prevent their…Mar 2312
Dmytro SazonovinILLUMINATIONNo Such Agency and “The Machine”In 2016–2017, I worked as a contractor for the U.S. Government in Maryland. The agency is defunct, unlike the National Security Agency.Jan 1723
Chris KubeckaWhen a Government Smartphone App KillsDigital Surveillance in Venezuela: The Hidden Dangers of the “Ven App”3d ago
Cory DoctorowWellness surveillance makes workers unwellAs ever, the important thing isn’t what the gadget does, it’s who it does it for and who it does it to.Mar 154