I really enjoyed Naomi Klein’s recent post about the ‘screen new deal’ in which she discusses the lobbying to put technology front and centre moving forward.
💬 Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say
It’s interesting times for those who keep a watchful eye on their civil liberties and government invasion of privacy. Bear that in mind when tech bros tell you not to fear robots because they’re dumb. The people behind them aren’t, and they have an agenda.
It is an interesting time Doug. After watching a teardown of the COVIDSafe app, I am not so much worried about it as I am about the culture that it brings in. It would seem that the British apps is a bit different.