We all know the DC riot was pretty bad. We don’t appreciate the response enough. An argument in favor of treading carefully.
State of Dystopia: November 2020
The big events of November 2020 that put us on the cyberpunk timeline.
State of Dystopia: October 2020
The big events of October 2020 that put us on the cyberpunk timeline, plus some good news!
State of Dystopia: September 2020
The big events of September 2020 that put us on the cyberpunk timeline, plus some long reads.
State of Dystopia: July 2020
State of Dystopia for July: mostly the continued concentration of economic power, with some global tensions mixed in.
Roundup for August 2018 – March 2019
16 stories from August 2018 to March 2019 that prove cyberpunk dystopia is imminent.
Big Data Needs Big Regulations
This is a short policy brief exploring the the problems posed by Big Data companies and potential solutions. I) Executive Summary Big Data companies thrive on the unregulated control and processing of massive amounts of information. This has resulted in several problems, political, economic, and psychological. Politically, Big Data companies have accumulated disproportionate influence within federal […]
Round up for March 2018
16 news stories from March that are proof we are living in a cyberpunk future.
A list of social media’s Frankensteins
A continually updated list of social media engineers, developers, and executives who have expressed regret over the online world they’ve helped build.
Police Surveillance Reduction Strategies
A short policy brief on hi-tech police surveillance in the United States.