Evgeny Morozov
Evgeny Morozov
Evgeny Morozovis a writer and researcher of Belarusian origin who studies political and social implications of technology...
NationalityBelarusian
ProfessionWriter
CountryBelarus
choices google world
In short, Google prefers a world where we consistently go to three restaurants to a world where our choices are impossible to predict.
technology may information
Information technology has been one of the leading drivers of globalization, and it may also become one of its major victims.
political lessons needs
To fully absorb the lessons of the Internet, urge the Internet-centrists, we need to reshape our political and social institutions in its image.
empowering democracy facts
The Internet can empower groups whose aims are in fact antithetical to democracy.
media dying egyptian
The Egyptian experience suggests that social media can greatly accelerate the death of already dying authoritarian regimes.
media weakness social
Social media's greatest assets - anonymity, 'virality,' interconnectedness - are also its main weaknesses.
google networking social
Search without Google is like social networking without Facebook: unimaginable.
revolution may democratic
Revolution may not be pro-Western or democratic.
real today talent
Much of the real computer talent today is concentrated in the private sector.
wikileaks diplomats candid
Most other documents leaked to WikiLeaks do not carry the same explosive potential as candid cables written by American diplomats.
insecure phones easy
Mobile phones are one of the most insecure devices that were ever available, so they're very easy to trace; they're very easy to tap.
military war want
Military commanders do not want to be tried for war crimes, even if those crimes are committed online.
goal noble loan
Making loans accessible to millions of the previously unbankable customers is a noble goal. Getting them hooked to such loans isn't.
genius chance easy
It is easy to be seen as either a genius or a crank. If you have a Ph.D., at least you somewhat lower the chances that you will be seen as a crank.