Electronic colonialism or digital colonialism, sometimes abbreviated to eColonialism, was conceived by Herbert Schiller as documented in his 1976 text Communication and Cultural Domination.[1] In this work, Shiller postulated the advent of a kind of technological colonialism, a system that subjugates Third World and impoverished nations to the will of world powers such as the United States, Japan, and Germany, given the necessary „importation of communication equipment and foreign-produced software“.[2] As scholarship on this phenomenon has evolved, it has come to describe a scenario in which it has become normal for people to be exploited through data and other forms of technology.[3] It draws parallels to colonialism in the historical sense when territories and resources were appropriated by the wealthy and powerful for profit.
Daily Archives: 17. September 2023
EU-Rat plant das Ende des digitalen Briefgeheimnisses und sicherer Verschlüsselung
(12.03.2023)
Die Lippenbekenntnisse zu sicherer Verschlüsselung sind ein Placebo. Kommunikationsdienste wie Whatsapp oder Signal müssten trotzdem unsere Smartphones zu fehleranfälligen Scannern und Wanzen umfunktionieren (sog. client-side scanning), so dass man sich auf die anschließende Verschlüsselung der ‚unverdächtigen‘ Nachrichten nicht mehr verlassen könnte.
Was die EU-Regierungen noch diesen Monat beschließen wollen, bedeutet unverändert: Neben unwirksamer Netzsperren- und Suchmaschinen-Zensur droht mit der verdachtslosen Chatkontrolle das Ende des digitalen Briefgeheimnisses und sicherer Verschlüsselung, mit der Durchleuchtung persönlicher Cloudspeicher die Massenüberwachung privater Fotos, mit der Altersverifikation durch Kommunikationsdienste das Ende anonymer Kommunikation, mit der Appstore-Zensur für Jugendliche eine Art digitaler Hausarrest.
Am 28. September wollen die EU-Staaten über die Zukunft privater Kommunikation im Internet abstimmen. Um die #Chatkontrolle zu stoppen, müssen wir gemeinsam aktiv werden. Lasst uns dafür sorgen, dass Deutschland mit „Nein“ stimmt! @chatgeheimnis
(Sep 14, 2023)
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Leaders Form Military Alliance Against ECOWAS, Sign Defence Pact
All three countries have undergone coups since 2020, most recently Niger, where soldiers in July overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum.
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has threatened to intervene militarily in Niger over the coup.
Mali and Burkina Faso quickly responded by saying that any such operation would be deemed a “declaration of war” against them.
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger sign pact to counter ECOWAS
All three states were members of the France-supported G5 Sahel alliance joint force with Chad and Mauritania, launched in 2017 to tackle extremists in the region.
Mali has since left the dormant organisation after a military coup, while deposed Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said in May last year that the force is now “dead” following Mali’s departure.
Saudi nuclear program can be secretly managed – top Israeli sources
(September 14, 2023)
Top Israeli sources have told the Jerusalem Post that there are secret technological ways to ensure that the Saudis do not misuse civilian nuclear items, which the US may give them as part of a three-way normalization deal, for military purposes.
Although there are no guarantees, because the issue is highly technical and there are issues to address regarding the Palestinians and highly complex politics, these technological fixes could be key to locking in a normalization deal between Riyadh and Jerusalem, under Washington’s auspices.
לקראת נאום נתניהו באו״ם, המפגינים בניו יורק הקרינו הלילה על בניין האו״ם כתובות לשמירה על הדמוקרטיה הישראלית ונגד נתניהו. כפי שדיווחנו היערכות להפגנה גדולה מהרגיל
(11.09.2023)
The Israeli protest movement has rented out the Times Square NASDAQ screen in order to flash anti-Netanyahu slogans while the beleaguered Israeli prime minister is in New York at the #UNGA next week. Its gonna be lit.
(15.09.2023)
Biden to meet with Netanyahu at UN General Assembly for first face-to-face meeting since Israeli PM returned to office
(September 15, 2023)
“On Wednesday, President Biden will sit down with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues focused on the shared democratic values between the United States and Israel and a vision for a more stable and prosperous and integrated region, as well as to compare notes on effectively countering and deterring Iran,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters during Friday’s press briefing.
What‘s behind the US military surge in West Asia?
(August 16, 2023)
In a significant move that sent worrying ripples across West Asia, the US military has discreetly dispatched over 6,000 troops to the region, igniting tensions and triggering debates on regional stability. While the surge of forces into the Red Sea to counter Iran’s actions in the Persian Gulf has garnered attention, the deployment of a substantial US military presence into Iraq and Syria has largely gone under the radar.
Why Is the Biden Administration Working So Hard on a Saudi-Israel Deal?
(Sept. 11, 2023)
The Biden administration is working overtime to consolidate what is arguably Washington’s most significant advantage over its great power rivals, especially China. (…)
It’s easy to see what the Saudis and Israelis, facing security threats in the region, particularly from Iran, would gain. (…)
For Israel, establishing formal ties with Saudi Arabia would bolster its position against Iran….