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Building Walls: Fear and Securitization in the European Union

January 30, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

The report from Transnational Institute reveals that member states of the European Union and Schengen Area have constructed almost 1000 km of walls, the equivalent of more than six times the total length of the Berlin Wall.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: borders, far-right, freedom of movement, mass surveillance, migration, security

‘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

Digital Rights and Blockchain

February 20, 2018 by The IotL Magazine 1 Comment

The radically democratic potential of the blockchain technology is undermined by the absence of democratic control over the internet.

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Filed Under: #Technology Matters Tagged With: Bitcoin, blockchain, democracy, digital rights, mass surveillance

How to Empower Ourselves Against Computer Specific Threats

January 17, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Let us discuss the technology and the associated legal practice that has socialised research and development in infrastructure software around the world – Free Software. [Read more…] about How to Empower Ourselves Against Computer Specific Threats

Filed Under: #Technology Matters Tagged With: democracy, free software, mass surveillance, technology

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