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A Citizen’s Guide to Protecting Yourself from Mass Surveillance
Here are some perfectly legal, morally sound, and relatively easy steps that every conscientious citizen should be taking to say no to untargeted government surveillance.… Continue Reading
Stop Watching Us! PRISM, Surveillance and the Hierarchy of Privacy
The dramatic travels of Edward Snowden keep us suitably enthralled, however it’s important that we don’t allow a focus on the whistleblower to overshadow the far more impacting societal issues the saga continues to shine light upon.… Continue Reading
The Militarisation of the London 2012 Olympics
Typhoon fighter jets, snipers in RAF helicopters, Royal Navy assault ships, tens of thousands of military personnel, crowd surveillance drones and missile systems on top of apartment blocks. Welcome to London 2012. Welcome to the largest mobilisation of military in this country since the end of WWII.… Continue Reading
Friday Link Roundup: Artificial Intelligence
Something I’ve decided to begin today, and which will continue each Friday, is a weekly roundup of useful or interesting links. So, without further ado, let’s take a look at five interesting articles from the past week that cover the field of artificial intelligence.… Continue Reading
Life Recorders – could they lead to widespread invasion of privacy?
Life recorders. Just who, exactly, is going to wear an object that records every moment of their movements? And could they eventually lead to a widespread erosion of our personal privacy?