Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
School officials are becoming increasingly wary of TikTok amid concerns that the app poses a risk to student safety and privacy and makes the nation vulnerable to spies.
Intelligence officials in many countries are concerned the company could be helping the Chinese government spy on companies, military units and government agencies.
Social media and the internet has helped create a new type of sexual predator, forcing us to reassess our understanding of the terms “friend” and “stranger”.
Sooner or later, China will recognise the value of digital assets. This adds to the urgency of citizens ensuring they control the data trails that tell the world what they think and do.
Russian interests are far from aligned with those of the West, and no amount of revisionist commentary about Russia not being ‘such a bad guy’’ after all will alter that reality.
Sanjay Goel, University at Albany, State University of New York
The new movie about the NSA leaker is a new way for the public to learn about government surveillance, communications technology and privacy. How well does it prepare the public for that discussion?
The EU’s highest court invalidated a key data sharing agreement between the union and the US, exposing the deep cultural clash over privacy and surveillance.
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