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Google already has deep knowledge of our lives and data on health adds another dimension
Democracies should establish a single infrastructure for the digital identity
Beyond philanthropy, the digerati will bid for real power – and things will get ugly
Something in the American government’s rhetoric does not add up, writes Evgeny Morozov
What was a publicly funded safety net will become private but free services, writes Evgeny Morozov
We need nimble enterprises to operate on a level plane with US groups, writes Evgeny Morozov
Brussels should create conditions where a strong alternative can thrive, says Evgeny Morozov
Concerns are rising that efforts to protect citizens from foreign surveillance will Balkanise the digital world
The company has no power to make us happy or sad but it will not hesitate if it helps earnings
The benefits of personal data to consumers are obvious; the costs are not, writes Evgeny Morozov
For all their rhetoric, these start-ups’ agendas are rather unrevolutionary, says Evgeny Morozov
There is a flaw in any business that relies on pushing users into addictive but unsettling activity
Technology has helped civil activists but some query their success rate
For advocates of ‘big data’, the answers to many pressing problems lie in the very questions we ask online
Proposed UK legislation would be a dangerous expansion of state power, writes Evgeny Morozov
Authoritarian states around the world will now develop new strategies to tame the web, says Evgeny Morozov
An outcry over privacy greets the launch of Buzz
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