Thursday, February 9, 2012
Evgeny Morozov - Marriage From Hell: On the Secret Love Affair Between Dictators and Western Technology Companies
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Podcast Episode Summary
Why are researchers in the United States accepting money from the government of China, in exchange for improving their surveillance ability? This is one of many uncomfortable questions Evgeny Morozov submits for consideration. He reminds us that although China may be the elephant in the room among obviously repressive governments, the role played by Western policymakers, corporations, and institutions which trade with them, make excuses for them, and profit from business with them is a more immediate peril to us all. 
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