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The pandemic and its societal implications

Renata Avila and Srećko Horvat: Everything Must Change! The World After Covid-19

COVID-19: In a newly published interview anthology about the pandemic, Roger Waters says that war and climate change are killing us faster than anything else, but the breathing pause that began in March 2020 may still open up other alternatives. At the same time, the entire anthology presupposes digital technology – for which we can all be grateful.
Thomas Hylland Eriksen -

Spotify sells your user data

Maria Eriksson, Rasmus Fleischer, Anna Johansson, Pelle Snickars, Patrick Vonderau: Spotify Teardown. Inside the Black Box of Streaming Music Authors

DATA SALES: Spotify does more than stream music. They also conduct extensive profiling of their users and sell this information commercially.
Kjetil Korslund -

Can Digital ID Provide Inclusive Growth?

ID: Around one billion people lack legal proof of identity. Can digital ID help even out the differences in the world?
anu@nytid.com -

The jobs of the future can cure loneliness

AUTOMATION: Technological innovations can create jobs that will satisfy man's inherent social needs
Nicholas Agar -

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