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Digital dystopia: how algorithms punish the poor
5m read230 savesEd PilkingtonOct 14In an exclusive global series, the Guardian lays bare the revolution and the wreckage that is engulfing the welfare state…
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The biggest lie tech people tell themselves — and the rest of…
6m read228 savesRose EvelethOct 01They see facial recognition, smart diapers, and surveillance devices as inevitable evolutions. They’re not.
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What Would It Take to Shut Down the Entire Internet?
14m read168 savesFirst: Sep 30Not too long ago, we here at Giz Asks contemplated what might happen if the entire internet shut down at…
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Is ‘tech addiction’ really akin to drug addiction? Here’s what the research…
1m read78 savesFirst: Oct 08Over the past two decades or so, industries have sprung up to treat ‘addictions’ to everything from excessive eating or…