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"Surveillance Is the Business Model of the Internet"

Under surveillance capitalism, we’ve lost control of our devices and our data – but there is a way back. Interview with Bruce Schneier by Agne Pix.

  • Agne Pix
  • OpenDemocracy
  • July 18, 2017

Polish version

Agne Pix (AP): Does technology protect our privacy on the internet or is it a threat?

Bruce Schneier (BS): There are a lot of technologies that help preserve privacy and keep us and our data secure, like for example encryption. Technology can also remove privacy: you may think of cameras or listening devices and insecure internet connections. We are living in a world where we often interact with computers. They produce data about these interactions, which is data about ourselves and that is collected by corporations. Surveillance is the business model of the internet. So right now a lot of the technology that we use is harmful to our security and privacy…

Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.