Against Solutionism

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Argues that solutionism — treating apps and sensors as fixes for political problems — shifts responsibility from collective regulation to individuals using health trackers and smart devices, and that governments use big data to optimize systems instead of debating structural causes, for example targeting likely terrorists in Yemen from cell signals. Predicts within 5–10 years personal data as currency and half of households subsidized by data, with Google/Facebook moving into banking and insurance via the internet of things.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:28Citizen Responsibility
3. 3:37Smart Technology
4. 6:50Schengen Cloud
5. 7:57Personal Data
6. 8:53Finance
7. 14:34Taking Action

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