The last few months have put Data Protection back in the spotlight joining a crisis do we have to choose between safety and privacy while i talk about this with Richard Stallman of privacy activists and the founder of the Free Software movement. Richard stallman Digital Privacy activist a sounder and later all the Free Software movement its such a pleasure to have you on our program once again while richard time so really changed and still last time we spoke and i have so many questions. Especially now that were in the middle of one of the biggest crisis our generations have faced in the past 100 years or so is the coronavirus epidemic has shown that. Giant Tech Companies can use stand resources to help out in a crisis situation and thats undeniable i havent seen that well i mean i havent seen them help. Them remain saying that theyre doing right now is helping people spread insane lunatic rumors that are starting from the president of the us who is basically us the saboteur in chief a
Following ongoing battles over limits for the Security Service in undercover operations. For a good morning from russia is going well so far my name is kevin owen here at arties World News Center with the half hour news round up over to stay with me as it take you through it 1st of all great news to tell year france has set a new daily covert record with more than 16000 cases registered in the past 24 hours on wednesday the french government announced new measures than to contain the spread of the virus Health Authorities have set up graded danger levels to cover alert reinforced alerts and maximum alert zones areas with more than 150. 00 cases per 100000 people are shown in red while the worst hit areas with more than 250. 00 cases per 100000 marked dark red faced the strictest measures the Business Owners a fuming. Many of take to the streets in paris warning they simply wont survive fresh closures bars and restaurants have already been ordered to shut it must say while in red zones
They die and he says it didnt happen no you have points there can i just give us examples of what i meant when i sat that you know they help for instance when people were in lock downs and still like a lot of countries are getting 2nd waves right now and people feel more comfortable staying home if they can work on distance so you have amazon for instance delivering goods food. Utilities things that you need. A ball because they track you you know. If i were concerned only with my physical safety i might use those services too but i do find safety in a broader way it includes my health it also includes my freedom and my privacy and therefore i never use those disservices that require people to identify themselves and they do it to get food delivered that way you have to give you have to identify yourself in order to pay you cant pay cash and then you have to give your address to and thats more information that i then i want the supermarket to have about me so i go to a supermarket wear
Months have put Data Protection back in the spotlight join a crisis of this kind do we have to choose between safety and privacy while i talk about this with Richard Stallman Digital Privacy activist and the founder of the Free Software movement. Richard stallman Digital Privacy activist the sounder and later all the Free Software movement its such a pleasure to have you on our program once again while richard time so really changed and still last time we and jews folk and i have so many questions. Especially now that were in the middle of one of the biggest crisis our generations have faced in the past 100 years so is the coronavirus epidemic has shown that. Giant Tech Companies can use stand resources to help out in a crisis situation and thats undeniable i havent seen that well i mean i havent seen them help. Them remain saying that theyre doing right now is helping people spread insane lunatic rumors that are starting from the president of the us who is basically us the saboteur in
And then i carry my groceries back and this way i am not having data about me put in a database because the only data the only personal data. That isnt just about you that isnt a threat to you is the data that hasnt been collected is a distraction to talk about protection of data in the databases because the real way to protect your privacy is make sure the data isnt collected about what you do or where you go or who you talk with or what you say to them. So were going to be talking all the progress whether people should be choosing between safety and privacy but let me just. Not a choice privacy is part of safety remember one of the biggest dangers these days is political safety safety for instance from governments that are repressive or thora tarion and cruel and if the more they know about what people are doing the more dangerous they are collecting data is part of their technique for repression and then there are the movements anti Truth Movement such as you can find many governmen