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
– [[Digital Capitalism online course]]