Habeas Information: Privateness vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech

A ebook about what the Cambridge Analytica scandal reveals: That surveillance and knowledge privateness is each residents’ concern


An necessary have a look at how 50 years of American privateness legislation is insufficient for the at the moment’s surveillance know-how, from acclaimed
Ars Technica senior enterprise editor Cyrus Farivar.

Till the twenty first century, most of our actions had been personal by default, public solely by means of effort; at the moment something that touches digital house has the potential (and chance) to stay someplace on-line without end. Meaning all the applied sciences which have made our lives simpler, sooner, higher, and/or extra environment friendly have additionally concurrently made it simpler to regulate our actions. Or, as we just lately realized from studies about Cambridge Analytica, our knowledge is likely to be become a propaganda machine towards us. 

In 10 essential authorized instances, Habeas Information explores the instruments of surveillance that exist at the moment, how they work, and what the implications are for the way forward for privateness.