Quoth Felix Stalder:
> First, it's absolutely unclear, what from which position the critique
> is developed. While it's easy to agree that something is bad -- and
> tech utopianism and hyperbole are easy targets for critique -- it's
> much harder to say what would be good. EM makes passing refere
Nothing to argue against here, but there are two main things that
always irk me with regard to this type of critique.
First, it's absolutely unclear, what from which position the critique
is developed. While it's easy to agree that something is bad -- and
tech utopianism and hyperbole are easy ta
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On 23/08/14 06:37 AM, Patrice Riemens wrote:
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> by Evgeny Morozov
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> [...]
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> The realisation that data produced by everyday appliances, smart
> toothbrushes or smart toilets, can be monetised has produced an
> interesting resistance against t
>From Le Monde Diplomatique English Edition, August 2014.
What you whistle in the shower
How much for your data?
Rapacious financialisation risks turning everything we are and have into
a productive asset. And the foremost asset is our personal data, mined
by digitalised technology.
by Evgeny
