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
I used to work for an NGO called Transitions Online, and I was their Director of New Media. I was a very idealistic fellow who thought that he could use blogs, social networks and new media to help promote democracy, human rights and freedom of expression. Evgeny Morozov blogcalldemocracy share on social
Search without Google is like social networking without Facebook: unimaginable. Evgeny Morozov facebookgooglenetwork Change image and share on social
Mobile phones are one of the most insecure devices that were ever available, so they're very easy to trace; they're very easy to tap. Evgeny Morozov deviceeasyinsecure Change image and share on social
I want my government to do something about my privacy - I don't want to just do it on my own. Evgeny Morozov governmentprivacy Change image and share on social
Free open-source software, by its nature, is unlikely to feature secret back doors that lead directly to Langley, Va. Evgeny Morozov backdirectlydoor Change image and share on social
The Internet can empower groups whose aims are in fact antithetical to democracy. Evgeny Morozov aimantitheticaldemocracy Change image and share on social
Is there anything more self-defeating than using technology to free up your time - so that you can learn how to do an even better job at it? Evgeny Morozov defeatfreejob Change image and 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
One possible future for WikiLeaks is to morph into a gigantic media intermediary - perhaps, even something of a clearing house for investigative reporting - where even low-level leaks would be matched with the appropriate journalists to pursue and report on them and, perhaps, even with appropriate NGOs to advocate on their causes. Evgeny Morozov advocateclearfuture share on social