Gregorian calendar omissions 1789, 1871, 1917. Milestone points in the political history of Europe marked by three numbers. Three numbers that automatically refer to and are now identified with a …
selfie: capitalism kills!
In 2014 it was the beginning. Only 15… In 2015 it went better: 50. In 2016 it became clear that there is a steady upward trend: 97. In 2017 there …
Undersea cables the Achilles’ heel in lead-up to new cold war
It’s a little-known twist in the cyber-warfare between nations that carries potentially devastating consequences. At a time when more than 95% of everything that moves on the global Internet passes …
Cambridge Analytica: internal cyber psyops of the 4th world war
“Revelation! The Luftwaffe bombs London.” Such a front-page headline in a British newspaper, during the Second World War, would have certainly been unthinkable; war then was the directly experienced reality …
the ecological footprint
In front of the smart mobile phones that fit in the palm of your hand and can do almost anything (even though they still struggle with the simplest tasks…), an …
the second operating system that exists in every mobile phone device
Having discussed the issue of closed/open source code and without illusions regarding the technical solutions to the technological issues posed by the information age, we are publishing a translation of …
general data protection regulation: a digital habeas corpus?
much more than you think… “The goal of this new regulation is to give citizens back control over their personal data and to simplify the relevant regulatory environment for businesses. …
the spectrum of control: a social theory for the smart city
What is a “smart city”? The sum of various “smart” devices and applications? Or the technological shaping of a large-scale unified and controllable “shell” for social relations, which composes technology …
the invasion of killer robots
A microscopic quadcopter with a diameter of just three centimeters can carry one to two grams of explosive material. You can easily order as many as you want from various …
the mutations died; long live the mutations!!
The industry that has covered more than 1.81 million square kilometers of the planet’s arable land with genetically modified crops is at the center of a massive change. The improved …
after the internet: cloud computing, big data and internet of things
introduction On March 12, 2014, Google invited the world to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the internet, which was born, in the company’s view, when the first browser was released. …
data: the new “raw material”
you can’t get lost In the house where I grew up, the forest reached right up to our back door. Many summer mornings I would run out and get lost …












