Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism

Affiliate Bruce Schneier notes how the average person's personal threat model has shifted from concerns about corporate overreach to ones about government surveillance. Schneier writes: "These threats, and others posed by a techno-authoritarian regime, are vastly different from those presented by a corporate monopolistic regime—and different yet again in a society where both are working together." He offers some strategies for resistance but notes that being digitally connected is often an essential part of daily life.

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