Tag: data

A New Dark Age?
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by James Bridle, to discuss the politics of technology, silicon prometheanism, how to think about the present – and why nothing seemed to happen after the Snowden leaks.
Choice: Break up Facebook – or Take It Into Public Ownership? I Am Not Kidding
The emerging scandal over Facebook's role in the manipulation of user data raises questions over the future of tech giants that hold massive amounts of our information. So how do we solve a problem like Facebook?
4 Reasons the Left Should Care About Data and Surveillance
Most people passively accept the collection, storage and sale of their data - after all, the government tells us mass surveillance makes us safer. But Tasmin Lockwood argues the left should take privacy more seriously and stop ignoring the dangers inherent in letting the state collect so much information about us.
#FuckUber: 8 Reasons Why Uber is Bad for All of Us
Since its inception, Silicon Valley 'ride sharing' start-up Uber has drawn criticism and anger from taxi drivers wherever it has been launched. While it is undoubtedly undermining cabbies, this is just the tip of the iceberg.