Tag: democracy
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Palantir Technologies: Power, Secrecy, and the Politics of Prediction
Palantir Technologies shapes power through data, raising questions about secrecy and democracy. Introduction Palantir Technologies sells something simple to say but powerful to use: turn oceans of messy data into decisions. Police forces use it to map crime networks. Immigration officers use it to track and remove people. Armies use it to plan missions. Hospitals…
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Technocratic Feudalism: How Digital Lords Threaten Democracy, Equality, and Autonomy
Technocratic feudalism is reshaping power, as digital lords erode democracy, equality, and autonomy. Definition and Characteristics Technocratic feudalism, sometimes referred to as technofeudalism, is a socio-economic structure in which power is concentrated in the hands of a small elite of technical experts, platform owners, and technology corporations that control digital resources, data flows, and critical…