Can big tech and privacy coexist? | Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson

TED Talks Daily

2025/04/13

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“If you can’t respect the basic fundamental underlying principles with which we order society — which is ‘Do not steal’ — then what are you left with?” asks investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. Following her TED2025 stage talk, Cadwalladr is in conv...

Highlights

In this podcast, investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr discusses the dangers of techno-oligarchies and surveillance fascism with TED's Chris Anderson. She highlights how tech companies influence politics, manipulate data, and threaten individual rights, emphasizing the importance of independent journalism in countering these challenges.

03:00

Combination of Trump and big tech could create a new autocracy.

12:52

Americans have more power than they think to combat tech abuses.

24:46

Current practices don't respect IP and individual contributors can't negotiate deals.

36:25

Carole Cadwalladr won a court case initially but lost on appeal, showcasing challenges in journalism.

Chapters

How Tech Leaders Shape Political Power?

00:00

Can Surveillance Be Controlled?

09:52

Who Owns Your Data?

19:00

Is Independent Journalism the Solution?

30:20

Transcript

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