Digital citizenship in Africa : technologies of agency and repression /
"Digital Citizenship in Africa illustrates how citizens have been using VPNs, encryption, and privacy-protecting browsers to resist limits on their rights to privacy and political speech. This book dramatically expands our understanding of the vast and growing arsenal of tech tools, tactics, an...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Zed Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing,
2023.
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| Series: | Digital Africa (Series)
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Digital Citizenship in Africa illustrates how citizens have been using VPNs, encryption, and privacy-protecting browsers to resist limits on their rights to privacy and political speech. This book dramatically expands our understanding of the vast and growing arsenal of tech tools, tactics, and techniques now being deployed by repressive governments to limit the ability of citizens to safely and openly express opposition to government and corporate actions. AI-enabled surveillance, covertly deployed disinformation, and internet shutdowns are documented in ten countries, concluding with recommendations on how to curb government and corporate power, and how to re-invigorate digital citizenship across Africa"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350324497 1350324493 9781350324473 1350324477 9781350324480 1350324485 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781350324497 |