
Europe’s Digital Future Demands Public Ownership And Worker Control
Jan Willem Goudriaan and Diego Naranjo
European AI strategy must prioritise democratic governance over market solutions to protect citizens’ data and workers’ rights.
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Diego Naranjo is a Spanish lawyer and activist. From 2014 to 2024 he was the Head of Policy of EDRi, the European Digital Rights network. He now works as an independent expert.

Jan Willem Goudriaan and Diego Naranjo
European AI strategy must prioritise democratic governance over market solutions to protect citizens’ data and workers’ rights.

European law-enforcement agencies have been pushing to end encryption and survey everyone’s online communications.

‘Surveillance capitalism’ can only be regulated on at least a European scale—and the mood for change is growing.

Oliver Roethig and Diego Naranjo
‘Surveillance capitalism’ is increasingly threatening workers’ collective action and the human right to public protest.