WikiLeaks is what happens when the entire U.S. government is forced to go through a full-body scanner. Evgeny Morozov bodyentireforce Change image and share on social
Personalization can be very useful in some contexts but very harmful in others. Searching for pizza online, it's probably OK to keep showing the same pizza shop as your No. 1 choice. I don't see any big political consequences out of that. Evgeny Morozov bigchoiceconsequence share on social
To understand the limits and opportunities of algorithms in the context of artistic creation, we need to understand that the latter usually consists of three elements: discovery, production, and recommendation. Evgeny Morozov algorithmartisticconsist share on social
We can now with Google Glasses record everything around us, and we can make sure that nothing is ever forgotten because everything is stored somewhere in Google servers or somewhere else. Evgeny Morozov forgetglassgoogle Change image and share on social
Steve Jobs was notoriously blunt about products he found wanting, but his attack on Flash - Adobe's popular technology for playing multimedia content inside a browser - was particularly vicious. Claiming it was buggy and insecure, Jobs banned it from the iPad. Evgeny Morozov adobeattackban share on social
To me, the success of the cyberactivists in Tunisia is actually very interesting, because many of them explicitly rejected any support from Washington. Evgeny Morozov cyberactivistsexplicitlyinterest Change image and share on social
If WikiLeaks were a for-profit company, determining its real value would be a nearly impossible task. Evgeny Morozov companydetermineimpossible Change image and share on social
My hunch is that people often affiliate with causes online for selfish and narcissistic purposes. Sometimes, it may be as simple as trying to impress their online friends, and once you have fashioned that identity, there is very little reason to actually do anything else. Evgeny Morozov affiliatefashionfriend share on social
My fear is that many institutions will eventually alter how they treat people who refuse to self-track. There are all sorts of political and moral implications here, and I'm not sure that we have grappled with any of them. Evgeny Morozov altereventuallyfear share on social
Calling China's online censorship system a 'Great Firewall' is increasingly trendy, but misleading. All walls, being the creation of engineers, can be breached with the right tools. Evgeny Morozov breachcallcensorship Change image and share on social
