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Link Taxes and Upload Filters Will Not Fix the Internet

January 22, 2019 by The IotL Magazine 1 Comment

Big technology companies are not particularly worried about the link tax. YouTube and Facebook are the only companies in the position to use upload filters and they could start selling them to other smaller European platforms. [Read more…] about Link Taxes and Upload Filters Will Not Fix the Internet

Filed Under: #Technology Matters, More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: commons, democracy, link tax, upload filters

‘Safe City Malta’: Is Privacy the Real Crux of the Matter?

January 16, 2019 by Francois Zammit Leave a Comment

Apart from privacy, the Safe City Malta project raises a number of issues that must be addressed by the Maltese authorities: Who will be storing the data? What will be done with the data? Who will be monitoring the data?

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Filed Under: #Technology Matters, More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: AI, algorithms, facial recognition, mass surveillance, technology

Malta & Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Ways Forward

November 30, 2018 by The IotL Magazine 1 Comment

The duty of the state is to ensure that wellbeing of people and the environment are always prioritised before the profits of a handful—and the AI industry should be no exception.

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Filed Under: #Technology Matters, More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: AI, blockchain, democracy, digital rights

Let the Machine Do It

November 7, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

There is an urgent need for resource-conserving, smart, emission-neutral production processes. But as the supply of steady employment weakens, a highly competitive labour market and a restricted welfare state would dismantle democratic achievements and enhance authoritarian trends.

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Filed Under: #Technology Matters, Economy, More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: democracy, technology, technopolitics, Universal Basic Income

The Malta Blockchain Island: Can We Handle It?

October 25, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

It is not the first time that Malta has swiftly turned around legislation to grant a measure of order and clarity to emerging industries, creating what could be referred as a “legal certainty market”. However, this is far from risk-free.

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Filed Under: #Technology Matters, Economy, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: Bitcoin, blockchain, cryptocurrency, financial services

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