Secure messaging app Signal is one of the top downloads on Apple Store and Google Play platforms in several countries.
Category Archives: Technology
Dictatorships Are Making the Coronavirus Outbreak Worse
China, Iran, North Korea, and other authoritarian regimes have concealed information and exacerbated the spread of the disease.
The ET Interviews: Anti-Authoritarian Technology
Secure messaging app Signal is one of the top downloads on Apple Store and Google Play platforms in several countries.
The First Crypto War
Think Bitcoin and crypto assets are just vehicles for speculation? They’re already having both a positive impact and negative impact when it comes to human rights, says Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer for the Human Rights Foundation. Gladstein talks about how he first became enamored with Bitcoin because of its potential to solve hyperinflation, and why he believes Venezuela is the site of the world’s first crypto war. He also covers why repressive governments are excited by centralized cryptocurrencies, why impact investing focused on the UN sustainable goals will not address human rights issues, and why blockchain-based elections, which many believe could be fair and transparent, could instead be terribly corrupt.
Meet the group trying to take down North Korea with USB sticks
Often referred to as “The Hermit Kingdom,” North Korea is one of the most closed societies in the world.
alexgladstein.com 