Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, appeared on The Daily Show to discuss digital privacy rights. She made technical and legal topics accessible while highlighting threats from government overreach and big tech. The interview coincided with the release of her book documenting thirty years of fighting digital surveillance.
The article examines the expansion of automated license plate reader surveillance in US cities, focusing on vendor Flock Safety. It details how Albuquerque's ALPR program evolved from 14-day data retention to a full year, with some data shared nationally. The piece discusses how law enforcement advances surveillance with minimal public scrutiny.
The article argues that workplace politics is inevitable, defining it as managing perception over raw truth. It illustrates through personal experiences how prioritizing relationships and influence often proves more effective than relying solely on facts and evidence in organizational settings.
Yuval Noah Harari discusses how fiction often prevails over truth, noting that truth is frequently painful and complex while fiction can be more appealing. He references a 2021 meeting with Janine Abbring to illustrate this point.
For the first time in human history, states have spent more on citizens' health than on war in recent decades. However, current geopolitical threats and conflicts raise questions about whether countries will need to shift resources back toward military spending.
Yuval Noah Harari argues that preparing for the future requires focusing on social, emotional and physical skills rather than just narrow technical abilities, to be ready for whatever comes.