Opinion: We all lose if the Olympic surveillance state becomes the norm
To many civil liberties advocates, the Games have become a concerning, smiley-faced ruse for soft-launching surveillance technologies, writes Jules Boykoff.
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To many civil liberties advocates, the Games have become a concerning, smiley-faced ruse for soft-launching surveillance technologies, writes Jules Boykoff.
Protests in France comes as the country is preparing to host next year’s Olympics, which has given rise to fears that athletes and fans might be in the grip of violence during the biggest sporting carnival.
The Olympics don’t make authoritarian countries more democratic; they make democratic countries more authoritarian.
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