ZXX is a disruptive typeface which takes its name from the Library of Congress’ listing of three-letter codes denoting which language a book is written in. Code “ZXX” is used when there is: “No linguistic content; Not applicable.” I decided to create a typeface that would be unreadable by text scanning software (whether used by a government agency or a lone hacker) — misdirecting information or sometimes not giving any at all.
If you want to protect yourself against government spying, or you’re afraid you might be the target of a drone, there’s hope beyond the good-old tinfoil hat. Two artists have started selling high-tech privacy-protecting gear to fool drones and spies at the New Musem in New York City.
Smart diapers are embedded with interactive labels that detect moisture, bacteria and sugar. But critics worry the invention could lead to false alarms.
Microsoft researchers have developed a mobility prediction system that knows where you will be, even years down the road. What does this mean for the future of business?
One year on from the start of the Snowden revelations, there has still been no real political discussion about mass surveillance in the UK. In this film, we ask politicians what they knew and members of the public what they think.
Who oversees the agencies? Are they protecting us from terrorists or invading our privacy? What do the public think about mass surveillance and how does it impact on our rights to privacy and free speech?
The General Data Protection Regulation was put forward by the European Commission on 25 January 2012. This campaign is designed to make sure that the Regulation gives us stronger privacy rights.
If online oversharing is a public health problem, then the state’s decision to harness it for its own purposes means that huge, powerful forces within government will come to depend on it.
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger, the co-editor of Boing Boing and the author of the novels LITTLE BROTHER. HOMELAND and RAPTURE OF THE NERDS.