Webinar- Darsana Science & Technology Series

Presentation by: Darsana Vice President Comrade KC Manoj

Topic & Date: Data & Society

on: 03/10/2020

An insightful talk about the impact of big data- driven digital technologies on our society.

The speaker, while acknowledging and emphasizing the need for digital, explores the pitfalls due to a faulty economic model that has become the default in tech industry. He highlights the dangers of living in a surveillance society and what is at stake for us human beings.
The talk concludes with pointers on the necessity of the involvement of civil society to act as vanguards against the attempt by a few corporates to usurp the digital future.