The Extended Mind »

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9 June 2016 | Peter Warren

There is a philosophical concept known as ‘the extended mind’ that the technology industry and governments are now acutely focused on. For most of us our memories are in our surroundings and in our me... »

Jaron Lanier: Economic Devastation in the Name of Religion is Silicon Valley’s Game »

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22 April 2016 | Per Strömbäck, editor of Netopia

GENEVA - This barefoot blogger made the pilgrimage to Geneva to listen to Jaron Lanier’s keynote address at a WIPO conference. Lanier is an American technologist, futurist, writer, composer, musician ... »

“Trying harder” »

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29 February 2016 | Ralf Grötker, journalist

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has come to Berlin. The city welcomes him like a state guest. The visit starts with Zuckerberg and his team running through the Brandenburger Tor and along the Reichstag o... »

Beware the Sofa Trap and Why Authors Rights Are a Consumer Interest »

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29 January 2016 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

BRUSSELS Busy week in European policy, Netopia attended two important events on digital content. Here is the report. – Cinema has a special place in the lives of young people. It is one of the firs... »

Making Law for Thinking Machines? Start with the Guns »

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25 November 2015 | Peter Warren

The Bank of England‘s warning that the pace of artificial intelligence development now threatens 15m UK jobs has prompted calls for political intervention. According to scientists and legal experts... »

Morozov: Digital Disempowerment of Citizens »

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24 November 2015 | Per Strömbäck, editor Netopia

Evgeny Morozov is one of the fiercest and most articulate critics of internet-centrism and the freenomics of Silicon Valley. Talking about the ”internet” stands in the way of understanding the context... »

The Gig Economy and European Labour »

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9 November 2015 | Netopia

In a recent conference hosted by the Socialists & Democrats Group of the European Parliament the topic of “Employment and Social Security in the Digital Single Market: Chances and Challenges” was ... »

Hackers Catch MEP on Public Wifi »

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2 October 2015 | Jane Whyatt

A hacker has broken in to MEP Mary Honeyball’s email account and posted a fake Facebook message prompting her to change the password. The Labour representative for London was browsing on her EU-issued... »

“Paid Services May Be Google’s Future” »

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| Per Strömbäck

Google chief economist Hal Varian recently spoke to an audience of industrialists, bankers, journalists and academics at the SNS Finance Panel in Stockholm. Netopia was there. STOCKHOLM Professor V... »

Anonymous – Behind the Mask Lurks a Troll »

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4 December 2014 | Jane Whyatt, Journalist

Research just published by a Canadian anthropologist reveals the true nature of the Anonymous hacktivism movement and shows it is still defined by its roots in 'trolling', the practice of posting imag... »