Evgeny Morozov
Evgeny Morozov
Evgeny Morozovis a writer and researcher of Belarusian origin who studies political and social implications of technology...
NationalityBelarusian
ProfessionWriter
CountryBelarus
technology thinking design
For much of its existence, design was all about convenience. We wanted to hide technology so that users are not distracted into thinking about the tools they use.
media house would-be
One possible future for WikiLeaks is to morph into a gigantic media intermediary - perhaps, even something of a clearing house for investigative reporting - where even low-level leaks would be matched with the appropriate journalists to pursue and report on them and, perhaps, even with appropriate NGOs to advocate on their causes.
party media political
A vibrant civil society can challenge those in power by documenting corruption or uncovering activities like the murder of political enemies. In democracies, this function is mostly performed by the media, NGOs or opposition parties.
glasses cyborg knows
You know, anyone who wears glasses, in one sense or another, is a cyborg.
space house google
In Google's world, public space is just something that stands between your house and the well-reviewed restaurant that you are dying to get to.
philosophy evil arrogance
In addition to their 'do no evil' motto, Googlers have always been guided by another, much less explicit philosophy: 'computational arrogance.'
want revolution authority
If you want to plan a revolution, you never do it in public - the authorities show up and arrest everyone.
party care apps
I'm rarely invited to start-up parties, but who cares about their trinkets and apps anyway?
months six checks
I'm not on Facebook. I have a sort of anonymous account that I check, like, once every six months every time Facebook rolls out a new feature.
ipads kindles active
I'm active on Twitter, and I love my iPad and my Kindle.
government want privacy
I want my government to do something about my privacy - I don't want to just do it on my own.
doors secret source
Free open-source software, by its nature, is unlikely to feature secret back doors that lead directly to Langley, Va.
stupid people dictator
Dictators aren't stupid, or regimes could be toppled easily by young people mobilizing on Facebook.
driven profit ideology
Cybercriminals are usually driven by profit, while cyberterrorists are driven by ideology.