Truly smart technologies will remind us that we are not mere automatons who assist big data in asking and answering questions. Evgeny Morozov answerassistautomaton Change image and share on social
Whether greater cybersecurity requires a greater sacrifice of our digital freedoms is an important debate that we should be having, preferably with all the facts in front of us. Evgeny Morozov cybersecuritydebatedigital Change image and share on social
The message I'm trying to send is that technology is political, and that many decisions that look like decisions about technology actually are not at all about technology - they are about politics, and they need to be scrutinized as closely as we would scrutinize decisions about politics. Evgeny Morozov closelydecisionmessage share on social
The decentralized nature of online conversations often makes it easier to manipulate public opinion, both domestically and globally. Regimes that once relied on centralized systems of media control can now deliver ideological messages more subtly, with the help of little-known intermediaries like anonymous commenters on websites. Evgeny Morozov anonymouscentralizecommenters share on social
Why does crime happen? Well, you might say that it's because youths don't have jobs. Or you might say that's because the doors of our buildings are not fortified enough. Given some limited funds to spend, you can either create yet another national employment program or you can equip houses with even better cameras, sensors, and locks. Evgeny Morozov buildingcameracreate share on social