Hikvision, ByteDance, Huawei: Anyone who uses Chinese products is also spied on. How the internet works in China, how its control concept might come to Europe and what Switzerland can do about it.
Switzerland’s financial regulator arbitrarily changes rules for cryptocurrency exchanges. This not only weakens the industry, but also democratic processes.
Meredith Whittaker, fotografiert von Florian Hetz.
The President of the messaging app Signal, Meredith Whittaker, warns about the application of Artificial Intelligence. It’s important not to give big corporations linked to governments a free pass, she says.
Bureaucracy and overregulation are the greatest hurdles Africa faces on the path to prosperity, says the entrepreneur Magatte Wade. Western states should open their markets, instead of sending development aid.
Centralized systems work poorly compared to decentralized ones. Yet they often persist. We need to encourage private solutions instead of waiting for the government to help.
No matter how clear and detailed the rules are, there remains some discretionary power for officials and judges. Only comprehensive system of individual rights protects us from their disregard.
Left-wing theorists misunderstand human beings fundamentally by believing them to be determined by forces beyond their control. In truth, we are autonomous resevoirs of great potential.
