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Blurring the Line: How Militarisation of Tech is Reshaping our Town Squares

We are at a war footing as we enter an era where the tech world is increasingly defined by conflict. Innovation has never been driven solely by social needs, market forces or the common good. Military imperatives have periodically played central roles in steering the development of new generations of technologies. For instance, the origins of the internet can be traced back to defence research and initiatives like the ARPANET.Now we are witnessing a significant shift: states and corporations…
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What is Militarisation of Tech?

Governments are rapidly militarising our societies. They are already increasing military spending, undermining civil rights protections, and reducing social protection programmes. Governments already depend on the private sector for delivering public services, through public-private partnerships.Now they are looking to the tech industry to design the next generation battlefield. As new technologies are at the core of this shift, industry is keenly adapting.Big Tech firms are militarising,…
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How 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; battlefields are testing grounds for a new generation of tech; 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…