Technology & Society contains background articles, explainers and position pieces about the intersection of technology, society and everyday reality. These pages are maintained as long-lived explanations of topics such as digital rights, privacy and security, ownership and control, repairability, protocols, platforms and the systems we depend on.
The aim is to share practical context, make technical choices more understandable and help readers recognise where technology affects autonomy, privacy, ownership, repair and public life.
These articles are maintained as long-lived explanations and context pieces. Dates, when relevant, are shown on the article pages themselves.
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