Information and Regulation: Where is the Line?
Posted on September 12, 2024 by
William Watson
Introduction In a report entitled United Nations Global Principles for Information Integrity, the United Nations lays out a universal regulatory framework consisting of five principles. These are meant to be respected by the various international actors involved in media production…
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Motor Espionage: What Does Your Car Know?
Posted on August 27, 2024 by
William Watson
Introduction In an article written in September of 2023, software company Mozilla came out to denounce several automobile companies including, but not limited to, Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, Subaru, Nissan, Tesla, Kia, and Toyota, for major breaches of user privacy. Amongst other crucial pieces of…
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Protests, Counter-Protests, and Arrests in the United Kingdom
Posted on August 15, 2024 by
William Watson
Introduction The murder of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar by the 17-year-old, English-born (of Rwandan immigrants) Christian, Axel Rudakubana on July 29th, set off a chain of events that led to an ongoing wave of far-right protests, mass arrests, and…
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Semiconductors in Taiwan: What Kind of War?
Posted on August 12, 2024 by
William Watson
On May 27th of 2024, British news agency Reuters reported that China began its third and final phase of a nearly $100 billion plan to drive the nation into self-sufficiency through investing in the crucial semiconductor industry. Parallel to this, the United States and European Union have invested…
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Electoral Chaos in Venezuela and Its Geopolitical Stakes
Posted on August 2, 2024 by
William Watson
Introduction The 2024 Venezuelan presidential election has seen popular discontent with the Maduro regime explode into a wave of protests which have engulfed the nation. With a total death toll of at least 11 so far and more than 750 having been arrested, the Venezuelan government…
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