October 19, 2021 - October 19, 2021

TECHtacles festival

From the corona tracing apps that create more problems than offer solutions to the vast industry of surveillance advertising to the depths of biometric surveillance industry that is creeping up on us and the questionable corona pandemic techno-solutions, these three online debates offer a great opportunity to discuss, compare notes and debate solutions to these social issues of today.

Join three international online discussions based around the surveillance society and its many tentacles!

Techtacles

From the corona tracing apps that create more problems than offer solutions to the vast industry of surveillance advertisiFrom the corona tracing apps that create more problems than offer solutions to the vast industry of surveillance advertising to the depths of biometric surveillance industry that is creeping up on us and the questionable corona pandemic techno-solutions, these three online debates offer a great opportunity to discuss, compare notes and debate solutions to these social issues of today.ng to the depths of biometric surveillance industry that is creeping up on us and the questionable corona pandemic techno-solutions, these three online debates offer a great opportunity to discuss, compare notes and debate solutions to these social issues of today.

Joining NGOs from all around the world, EDRi member the Citizen D institute is organising three debates with respectable guests from different countries that focus on these issues, highlighting the social impact of technologies and the neccessity to address these problems in an open forum. Join us to hear the debates and pose your own questions you have on addressed issues.

  • 5 October 2021: Corona APPdemic: Placebo or privacy poison?
  • 12 October 2021: These ads have eyes: the issue of surveillance advertising
  • 19 October 2021: Reclaim your face: biometric surveillance and you

For more information and registration, see here.