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   Grumpy Old Techie 🕊️ (grumpyoldtechie@hostux.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-May-2025 03:09:53 JST Grumpy Old Techie 🕊️

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   I downloaded the book and read chapter 2 “MASS DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE AND
   NATIONAL SECURITY TECHNOTOPIAS”
   It taught me a few things about the constitutionality of surveillance in South Africa I did not now. It seems we are still waiting for politicians to do the right thing and most people stare at you as if you are a total nut-job if you talk about privacy and surveillance.
   #southafrica #surveillance #sigint

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     Grumpy Old Techie 🕊️ (grumpyoldtechie@hostux.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-May-2025 03:09:54 JST Grumpy Old Techie 🕊️

     There is an online book launch by the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa that may interest some mastodon users.
     “Digital Capitalism and its Limits
Technotopia, Power and Risk” edited by Vishwas Satgar
     The book is free to download.
     You can register and download at the link below . 16:00 SAST is 14:00 UCT

     #booklaunch #capitalism #marxism #digitaltechnologies #openaccess

     https://payg.rocketseed.net/public/messages/view-online/UHSsNODsNgAcWaUX/MEPhdfS5Ss1h3RZH/260bf966e4b50ebd

     Mr. Bill repeated this.