Tag: big tech

• They Stormed the Capitol. Their Apps Tracked Them.

  February 10, 2021

  In 2019, a source came to us with a digital file containing the precise locations of more than 12 million individual smartphones for several months in 2016 and 2017. The… more ›

• How to Destroy ‘Surveillance Capitalism’ – Cory Doctorow

  August 31, 2020

  Editor’s Note: Surveillance capitalism is everywhere. But it’s not the result of some wrong turn or a rogue abuse of corporate power — it’s the system working as intended. This… more ›

• What if Facebook goes down? Ethical and legal considerations for the demise of big tech

  August 16, 2020

  Society is becoming increasingly dependent on data-rich, “Big Tech” platforms and social networks, such as Facebook and Google. But what happens to our data when these companies close or fail?… more ›