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The spy in his pocket

In reality, we have very little control over the thing in life that knows the most about us.
Tori Aarseth -

PST assessment harms academia

Last year, 54 people were refused to study in Norway because the authorities fear that they will contribute to the development of nuclear weapons. "This is detrimental to the academic environment in Norway," says fellow Hamideh Kaffash, who was sent out of Norway after eight months at NTNU.
Carima Tirillsdottir Heinesen -

Hell

Surveillance chokes privacy, Harald Stanghelle believes. We talk to several about new precautions.
Carima Tirillsdottir Heinesen -

The geography of the hidden world

PHOTOGRAPHY: Over the past decades, American artist and geographer Trevor Paglen has focused the camera lens on the secret part of the defense industry – this huge apparatus that sees everything, but which itself tries to avoid being seen.
Simen Joachim Helsvig -

Museum-like Fassbinder

EXHIBITION: "Generation obedient" might need a dose of Fassbinder – as an unpleasant corrective to a society where everyone gradually feels like victims.
Eivind Tjønneland -

A tsunami of images

In a world of directed images, it is crucial to have the right to decide how to appear yourself.
Kjetil Røed -

New Time as a monthly newspaper

The article is from 2016 and outdated. Read about MODERN TIMES as a quarterly magazine. Dear reader. Thorhild Widvey's Ministry of Culture advocated for market-oriented copy support in the latest public ...
Truls Lie -

Spying in Norway

In September last year, a former Sudanese intelligence officer was sentenced by the Norwegian Supreme Court to one year and three months in prison for operating ...
Carima Tirillsdottir Heinesen -

The UN Women's Commission fails

The largest feminist movement ever in New York: Over 11 people – twice as many as normal – attended the meetings of the UN Commission on Women this spring. But who has heard of it? The media was almost completely absent.
MODERN TIMES -

From tactical to strategic monitoring

Idealists in mathematics and IT are fighting to defend the principles of privacy and privacy that the world's intelligence services work to liquidate. Mathematics is on the idealists' side – if we just care about using it.
Tori Aarseth -

How to trick a state

Norway's foreign policy after year 2000 has been characterized by a lot of ignorance. This probably also applies to the intervention in Libya.
Ola Tunander -

The Pentagon papers, commented by Hannah Arendt

On the occasion of the whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg's visit to Oslo last week, Ny Tid brings out parts of an earlier text written by the philosopher Hannah Arendt in 1971. The top-secret report called the Pentagon papers deals with the United States' strategic efforts in Vietnam. We believe this can shed light on America's form of military strategy and thinking today.
jan@jankrogh.com -

A society in panic of reputation?

"Today, we must acknowledge that the belief that whistleblowers would be appreciated was an illusion," says Harald Stanghelle.
Sjur Paulsen -

Think again about notification

Norway needs an independent alert unit, says Norwegian alert Kari Breirem. She recently attended the stand-up tour "Stand up For Truth".
Carima Tirillsdottir Heinesen -

An appropriate amount of crime

The Islamic State (IS) captured the Syrian city of Palmyra last week, and marked itself by blowing up the notorious Tadmur prison –...
Truls Lie -

Snowden must take the consequences of his actions

Snowden acted with certainty and knowledge of the consequences it could have. Then he must also be willing to submit to laws and regulations – and penalties if applicable, says Michael Tetzschner (H).
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