Petra Molnar (@petramolnar.com on BlueSky🦋)
@_PMolnar
Author #TheWallsHaveEyes @thenewpress |#BorderTech ethnographies | @RefugeeLawLab + @Migration_Tech Monitor | Faculty Associate @BKCHarvard | She/ هي 🇵🇸🍉
In a breaking world, books are a labour of love. After 6 years, #TheWallsHaveEyes is (almost) here! It is a global story of border surveillance, where your body is your passport and matters of life and death are determined by algorithm. 📖May 21st thenewpress.com/books/walls-ha…
We were in the middle of so many things that I didn’t have time to appropriately share this article which made it clear that we had to spin out of fiscal sponsorship and into our own organization🧵 theguardian.com/technology/202…
HNY to me! New Thiel Foundation 990 (from 2023) just dropped. Always a fun way to follow Peter Thiel's interests. He's not a big giver (gave $4.3m in 2023), but even the small grants contain interesting clues about where his head is at. Thread! 🧵
We are thrilled that these smart, talented, creative and caring individuals have agreed to serve on our new advisory board. They will support us as we work towards a world where privacy is for everyone.
Guaranteed growth for the border industrial complex as well techpolicy.press/in-the-war-on-…
FT Exclusive: Palantir and Anduril, two of the largest US defence technology companies, are in talks with about a dozen competitors like SpaceX and OpenAI to form a consortium that will jointly bid for US government work. on.ft.com/41NVWcW
"When we awaken to the call of beauty,” [Irish poet John} O’Donohue writes, “we become aware of new ways of being in the world.” Beautiful end-of-year reflection by @memomiller The Border Chronicle 🦂🔥on borders, ecocide, pecan trees and watermelons too theborderchronicle.com/p/esta-cabron-…
Canada Border Services is adopting a #FacialRecognition system "ReportIn" to track migrants, an alternative to worse options they argue but raising concerns about equity, consent, and #privacy, explains @nkeung thestar.com/news/canada/ca… #AI @_PMolnar
Quick reflection for @ConversationCA on Canada’s announcement to expand surveillance at its US border to “appease” incoming Trump administration, bowing down to politics and fears of tariffs over saving human lives and international human rights obligation theconversation.com/increased-surv…
Check out this powerful story from @CBCTheNational where host @adriearsenault speaks with the Citizen Lab’s @RonDeibert and @nouraaljizawi about the growing issue of foreign intimidation of exiled dissidents in Canada. cbc.ca/player/play/vi…
"Two twin sisters who received a fellowship to join @UWaterloo in the PhD program for System design engineering, have been killed by an Israeli operation in Gaza"
Two recent PhD admits to @UWaterloo were recently killed in Gaza. Their names were Sally and Dalia. To honor Sally and Dalia, I feel the responsibility to share this beautiful picture that I received from a colleague (with the permission of my colleague). This ugly war has…
EXCLUSIVE After the fall of #Assad in #Syria, EU members are attempting to force out #Syrian #asylum seekers by pressing them into signing voluntary return documents,often with use of violence. My latest. @NoNameKitchen1 #refugees #Bulgaria #Euripe theguardian.com/world/2024/dec…
The Violent Use of AI as Border Enforcement NOW STREAMING @_PMolnar, head of @RefugeeLawLab, @migration_tech monitor and author of ‘The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence’ In conversation with host @realcatbrooks open.spotify.com/episode/7fLIfj…
#BorderSecurityPlan: RCMP will deploy a new Aerial Intelligence Task Force comprised of helicopters, drones, and mobile surveillance towers. Counter-drone technology will support RCMP officers and provide 24/7 surveillance between ports of entry. 1/ cpac.ca/headline-polit…