Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. What is a weapon in the Information Age? From microscopic "smart dust" tracking devices to DNA-tracing tech and advanced facial recognition software, journalist Sharon Weinberger leads a hair-raising tour through the global, unregulated bazaar of privatized mass surveillance. To […]
Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff wrote a monumental book about the new economic order that is alarming. "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," reveals how the biggest tech companies deal with our data. How do we regain control of our data? What is surveillance capitalism? In this documentary, Zuboff takes the lid off Google and Facebook and […]
China’s vast surveillance system has come to the fore in its attempt to monitor and control the spread of coronavirus. According to official statistics, the number of newly confirmed cases in China has dropped dramatically – from thousands a day to nearly zero. Meanwhile, a growing number of countries are also looking at using extensive […]
In the second part of this extended interview with Real Media, Professor Bev Skeggs speaks about surveillance capitalism. With the fast roll-out of "pre-emptive surveillance" gadgets, the internet of things, and wearable tech, we are entering an age where huge non-transparent corporations, paying little or no tax, are supplying information to employers and insurance companies […]
In this opinion piece, activist Aral Balkan argues that we're living in a world where data companies have become factory farms for human beings. Subscribe to BBC Ideas —————————– Do you have a curious mind? You’re in the right place. Our aim on BBC Ideas is to feed your curiosity, to open your mind to […]
