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Building Walls: Fear and Securitization in the European Union

January 30, 2019 · European Alternatives ·

The report from Transnational Institute reveals that member states of the European Union and Schengen Area have constructed almost 1000 km of walls, the equivalent of more than six times the total length of the Berlin Wall.

Tagged With: borders, far-right, freedom of movement, mass surveillance, migration, security

‘Safe City Malta’: Is Privacy the Real Crux of the Matter?

January 16, 2019 · Francois Zammit ·

Apart from privacy, the Safe City Malta project raises a number of issues that must be addressed by the Maltese authorities: Who will be storing the data? What will be done with the data? Who will be monitoring the data?

Tagged With: AI, algorithms, facial recognition, mass surveillance, technology

Digital Rights and Blockchain

February 20, 2018 · Christopher Dimech ·

The radically democratic potential of the blockchain technology is undermined by the absence of democratic control over the internet.

Tagged With: Bitcoin, blockchain, democracy, digital rights, mass surveillance

How to Empower Ourselves Against Computer Specific Threats

January 17, 2018 · Christopher Dimech ·

Let us discuss the technology and the associated legal practice that has socialised research and development in infrastructure software around the world – Free Software.

Tagged With: democracy, free software, mass surveillance, technology

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