As economic life relies more and more on the Internet, the potential for small bands of hackers to launch devastating attacks on the world economy is growing. Evgeny Morozov attackbanddevastate Change image and share on social
My homeland of Belarus is an unlikely place for an Internet revolution. The country, controlled by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko since 1994, was once described by Condoleezza Rice as 'the last outpost of tyranny in Europe.' Evgeny Morozov alexanderauthoritarianbelarus share on social
For much of its existence, design was all about convenience. We wanted to hide technology so that users are not distracted into thinking about the tools they use. Evgeny Morozov conveniencedesigndistract Change image and share on social
A faithful lifehacker would use technology to avoid dead time and move on to the entertaining, more gratifying activities as soon as possible. Evgeny Morozov activityavoiddead Change image and share on social
It is easy to be seen as either a genius or a crank. If you have a Ph.D., at least you somewhat lower the chances that you will be seen as a crank. Evgeny Morozov chancecrankeasy Change image and share on social
You know, anyone who wears glasses, in one sense or another, is a cyborg. Evgeny Morozov cyborgglasssense Change image and share on social
For all its shortcomings, Wikipedia does have strong governance and deliberative mechanisms; anyone who has ever followed discussions on Wikipedia's mailing lists will confirm that its moderators and administrators openly discuss controversial issues on a regular basis. Evgeny Morozov administratorbasisconfirm share on social
It's true that virtually all new technologies do trigger what sociologists would call 'moral panics,' that there are a lot of people who are concerned with the possible political and social consequences, and that this has been true throughout the ages. Evgeny Morozov agecallconcern share on social
The director of the FBI has been visiting Silicon Valley companies asking them to build back doors so that it can spy on what is being said online. The Department of Commerce is going after piracy. At home, the American government wants anything but Internet freedom. Evgeny Morozov americanbackbuild share on social
Universities ought to be aware of the degree they would want to accept funding from governments like China to work on, say, face recognition technology. Evgeny Morozov acceptawarechina Change image and share on social
