Cory Doctorow


Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger -- the editor of Pluralistic and the author of young adult novels like Little Brother and Homeland and novels for adults like Attack Surface and Walkaway, as well as nonfiction books like How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism. He is the former European director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group. Currently, he is a special adviser to the EFF.

 

Content by Cory Doctorow

Social media platforms say transparency about moderation makes it harder, the reverse is true

The gold standard for a security system is one that works even if your adversary understands it


Newspapers’ lawsuit against Facebook and Google shows courts may be best for reining in tech abuses

An online ad marketplace stripped of surveillance can thrive, but it will not happen without government intervention


Big technology companies have too much power over society, but fixing the problem is possible

Tech giants took advantage of a regulatory environment that centralized power and allowed monopoly


New Biden executive order restores anti-trust to its rightful original intent

Ronald Reagan drastically paired down anti-trust law enforcement, Joe Biden is returning it to its original pro-competition idea


 

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