Imagine, for a moment, the near future Amazon dreams of. Every morning, you are gently awakened by the Amazon Halo Rise. From its perch on your nightstand, the round device has spent the night monitoring the movements of your body, … Read more
[This fragment is available in an audio version.] I was cruising through the supermarket when a shopping-cart traffic jam stalled me in front of the “newsstand”. That word is in quotes because most things on offer aren’t news and in … Read more
People pay a premium for tracking technologies that get imposed unwillingly on others One of the most troubling features of the digital revolution is that some people pay to subject themselves to surveillance that others are forced to endure and … Read more