Technological Remedies for Social Problems: Defining and Demarcating Techno-Fixes and Techno-Solutionism
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DOI: 10.1007/s11948-024-00524-x
Abstract: Can technology resolve social problems by reducing them to engineering challenges? In the 1960s, Alvin Weinberg answered yes, popularizing the term “techno-fix” in the process. The concept was immediately criticized and over time evolved into… read more here.
Keywords: techno; techno fixes; techno solutionism; fixes techno ... See more keywords
From Crisis to Control: Amidst and Postpandemic Data Protection Concerns in Singapore and Vietnam through the Lens of Techno-Solutionism and Efficient Violation of Privacy Rights
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DOI: 10.1515/ldr-2024-0039
Abstract: Abstract The success of Singapore with swift digital contact-tracing strategies inspired Vietnam to adopt similar measures, which both have raised concerns about balancing public health goals with personal data privacy. These approaches suggest a trend… read more here.
Keywords: privacy rights; techno solutionism; privacy; data protection ... See more keywords