fromPrivacy International
2 days agoHow Data Drives the Militarisation of Tech
There's a revolution occurring in how war and conflict are waged. New data-intensive systems are being developed; and commercial tech infrastructure is now supporting military operations. Data plays a key role in this revolution. Data is used to train and test systems, and the systems are fed data to target operations, communities, and individuals. While intelligence has long informed warfare, now we're seeing the very same dynamics that gave rise to surveillance capitalism feed a new era of innovation, feed a new era of innovation,