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Published in: HomeThoughts on autonomous weapons systems and meaningful human control of cyber
In cyber, borders, states, agencies – the traditional ways of organising international cooperation and communication...
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Published in: HomeThe cooling wars of cyber space in a remote era
Hyperbolic language used to describe the potential consequences of cyber attacks has contributed to the...
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Published in: HomePrivatizing security: talking with Lou Pingeot
National security entrusted to the market's private military and security companies can only address the symptoms,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK‘Every call you dial’: Limiting the reach of mass surveillance
A new film, CITIZENFOUR, examines the extraordinary reach of today's surveillance culture and calls for a proper...
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Published in: HomeThe Snowden reboot
On working with Edward Snowden, and how he changed the way we view our world. Interview.
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Published in: Participation NowThe Quantified Self community, lifelogging and the making of “smart” publics
Gary Wolf, co-founder, suggests that self-tracking and life-logging data may be about us, but they should also be...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Challenging the era of mass surveillance
Protecting our fundamental rights against the destructive effect of mass surveillance is an essential task that...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Why your government doesn’t want you on a strict privacy diet, and what you can do about it
As Snowden’s revelations have had little impact on our online habits, expecting national governments or the EU to...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Fourth Branch: the rise of the national security state
Though the US may be finally addressing some of the fictions propping up its security policies, the question...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageA digital agenda for the new High Commissioner for Human Rights
Promoting, protecting and fulfilling human rights requires a secure Internet, but states misuse cyber security...
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Published in: openSecurityA clear-eyed look at mass surveillance
The Snowden revelations on mass surveillance practices, especially by the US and UK, have triggered a global...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What will it take to end mass surveillance in the EU?
As European governments refuse to act on the issue of mass surveillance, it becomes clear that the fight against...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Mass surveillance post-Snowden: an unbalanced debate
People are entitled to privacy on the Internet just as they have a right to privacy in all other areas of their...
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Published in: HomeCop cams go global
Brazil´s military police have long equated law enforcement with warfare. But there are signs that the status quo is...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Saving privacy in the age of mass surveillance: do judges hold the key?
European courts have interpreted privacy in a holistic manner, addressing not only the challenges of mass...
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Published in: HomeChina and Habermas's public sphere
There is a public realm, and it nurtures a society of free citizens. The painful, complex evolution of this idea in...
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Published in: HomeAn uncertain contract: “Hacking Team” and the collection of public data
New findings published by Kaspersky Lab, concerning the widespread state deployment of digital surveillance tools...
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Published in: openSecurityTwenty-first century protest: social media and surveillance
The internet is a two-edged sword—a vehicle for mass surveillance on the one hand and the organisation of...
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Published in: ourNHSSaving NHS money - or a bonanza for Big Pharma and Big Tech?
Are big NHS changes in England including local closures and more ‘care at home’ driven by the need to save money -...