THE recent testimony of Facebook whistleblower Francis Haugen in the European Parliament has exposed the EU‘s unwillingness to take back control of the digital sphere.
Ms Haugen’s alarming revelations show the extent to which Big Tech is putting profit before the public interest, and how it is damaging for us all.
Yet despite this, upcoming legislation, in the form of the EU’s Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act, lacks the ambition needed to address these problems.
MEPs have the power to set global standards and shape the digital future in line with fundamental rights and values, but a majority seems reluctant to wield it.
The fight for privacy
In her speech, Haugen warned of the extent to which Meta/Facebook‘s virtual reality plans — which entail a dangerous multiplication of sensors in buildings — will dramatically increase the threat to our privacy posed by surveillance capitalism.
Sensors in our homes
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