11.04.2024
Europe’s AI (Balancing) Act

Though an important step, the EU AI Act makes major concessions to corporate interests and law enforcement authorities.

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01.02.2023
Greek Watergate: Behind the Predator Spyware Scandal

Greece has a long, underexamined history of state surveillance which poses a threat to public confidence.

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21.06.2022
The End of Privacy?

The Pegasus scandal shows that surveillance in Europe has reached unprecedented levels, a result of technological progress and a lack of oversight.

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16.02.2022
Regulate or Ban? Artificial Intelligence Will Lead to Tough Choices

Striking a balance between harm prevention and excessive control is a major challenge when it comes to regulating AI.

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29.11.2021
The Long Arm of Transnational Repression in Europe

The practice of targeting “enemy“ citizens abroad is not new, but it is on a rise and undermines fundamental rights.

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29.11.2021
Europe’s Tech Policy Misses a Common Understanding

How technology is influencing Europe’s foreign policy development and geopolitical positions.

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30.11.2020
Borders, Bodies and See-All Technologies: Pushing the Limits of Bio-Surveillance

In recent years, surveillance technologies have increasingly been deployed to monitor, control, and curtail the movement of people. The pandemic is accelerating this trend.

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10.07.2020
In Silencing Its People, China Invites Disaster

World-renowned dissident cartoonist Badiucao speaks about his journey, the situation in Hong Kong, and the future of democracy globally.

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25.07.2019
Resisting Surveillance

The Harvard Business School Professor Emerita discusses the large-scale rollout of surveillance capitalism and the challenges this poses to democracy.

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21.05.2019
How GDPR Is Driving the US Privacy Legislation Debate

While US firms might dominate the tech industry, the European Union led the way on digital rights. Now US politicians too are calling for reform.

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