Panopticon Obscura

October 24th, 2033

As I start getting on with my dinner, the hum of the TV commentary in the background reminds me that today marks the second anniversary of the digital…

Jan 20 •

The future of smart cities in an Era of Surveillance and social engineering

How technology is transforming cities into living organisms that shape human society.

Jan 18 •

The real nature of automated profiling

How mass profiling works and how it can become a weapon of mass manipulation.

Sep 20, 2024 •

Privacy, Collectivism, and the Sovereign Individual

How Nation-States weaponize collectivism to erode anonymity, privacy, and freedom—and why resistance is growing.

Apr 1, 2023 •

The evolution of the Chinese Social Scoring

The new Chinese law on social scoring promises to strengthen and graft the system into every economic and social sphere. Is it an open window on our…

Feb 25, 2023 •

It is 4:15 pm, May 21st, 2033. My social credit score is at 87—a smiling face stares back at me, a digital pat on the back for being a "model citizen."

May 21, 2022 •

The surveillance of travelers in the European Union

The Dark Side of air travel in the European Union: for the authorities, we're all potential criminals.

Nov 27, 2021 •

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