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“Dadfindboy”: How activists in Hong Kong are hijacking state tools of surveillance

“Dadfindboy”: How activists in Hong Kong are hijacking state tools of surveillance

Protesters in Hong Kong have flipped a tool of government surveillance on its head, transforming it into an instrument of crowdsourced counter-surveillance. Here’s how a popular channel on the cloud-based messaging platform Telegram has reversed the invasive gaze of...
By Eleni Maragkou on 09/23/19 Comments Off on “Dadfindboy”: How activists in Hong Kong are hijacking state tools of surveillance
Cyborg Unplug – Counter-Surveillance Device or Product to profit of Fear?

Cyborg Unplug – Counter-Surveillance Device or Product to profit of Fear?

For everyone being paranoid that strangers could spy on them using drones, cameras, microphones or even Google Glasses – finally, a solution has arrived, which is going on pre-order on September 30, 2014. Cyborg Unplug is a gadget no...
By Daniela Diewock on 09/15/14 Comments Off on Cyborg Unplug – Counter-Surveillance Device or Product to profit of Fear?

Facebook vs Ning – what is “social”?

A social network is, according to Wikipedia, a social structure made of individuals or organizations, which are connected by one or more specific types of interdependency (friendship, kinship, financial exchange, sexual relationships, and relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige)....
By Jan Bajec on 09/29/09 Comments Off on Facebook vs Ning – what is “social”?