What If: Privacy Becomes a Luxury Good?

January 19, 2017
11:00–12:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Our devices are monitoring us around the clock, the digital services we rely on require our personal data and anonymity is becoming impossible. What if data privacy becomes a luxury that only the wealthy can afford? Explore the possible, plausible and probable impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This session was developed in partnership with TIME. This session will be livestreamed...
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