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• Where Privacy Ends, Technocracy Begins

  10-03-2020 16:49 via technocracy.news
  
  Ever since Technocracy was first dreamed up in 1932, personal privacy has been under attack.
  Why? Because original Technocrats saw Technocracy as a system of “Social Engineering” and that meant knowing everything knowable about all citizens across society. They wanted to know everything about your energy consumption, all of your purchases, all of your health details and all of travels. It was lucky for us that they only had pencils and paper to create their self-styled Utopia.
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• Parag Khanna Says Save America By Imposing Technocracy

  10-03-2020 16:35 via technocracy.news
  
  Parag Khanna’s book, Technocracy in America, would turn the nation upside down, but he misrepresents Technocracy as some kind of benevolent partnership between democracy and civil experts.
  His argument is disarming and provocative, but wrong on all counts. He does not acknowledge that the U.S. Constitution is what made America great in the first place, so it is easy for him to say that replacing it with a pseudo-constitution would ‘fix’ our problems. ⁃ TN EditorIf the Ame
  
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• Protecting Your Digital Life In The Age Of IoT

  10-03-2020 15:30 via technocracy.news
  
  Unless specifically demonstrated otherwise, you should assume that every electronic device in your home is capable of ratting on you in one form or another. Here are some steps that can protect you. ⁃ TN EditorThe Internet of Things (IoT) device universe is expanding. This statement echoes for the fifth year in a row—only the numbers change as they grow bigger. Indeed, as the universe of IoT devices grows, so do the dangers they bring. With Gartner’s predicted 20 bill
  
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• Science & Technology Australia welcomes Misha Schubert as new CEO

  10-03-2020 03:07
  
  Science & Technology Australia today welcomes Misha Schubert as she officially steps into the role of Chief Executive. Ms Schubert said she was honoured to be a passionate voice for Australian science and technology, and she would work tirelessly to raise the profile of our scientific expertise. “Building our national scientific and technology workforce is […]
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