October 11, 2024

My new book "Technopolice" is out!

The book Technopolice (in French only) is out! Get it from Éditions Divergences. Here is the summary: “Drones, predictive software, algorithmic video-surveillance, facial recognition: the use of the latest technologies of control is becoming commonplace within the police. Far from curbing crime, all these innovations are actually amplifying state violence. They place the city under siege and close up our political imaginations. This is what …

May 7, 2020

The State and Digital Surveillance in Times of the Covid-19 Pandemic

First published for the CERI’s series on the COVID-19 pandemic. Last February, as the COVID-19 epidemic was in full swing in China, the world watched in amazement Chinese public authorities enforce drastic measures to curb the spread of the epidemic. In parallel with the generalised containment measures implemented in Hubei province, the Chinese government set up an impressive techno-police apparatus. Designed in partnership with the …