Policy Reports

We publish independent and evidence-based policy reports around current and policy-oriented issues.

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The era of digital surveillance: Authoritarianism vs. democracy?

Is the “authoritarianism vs. democracy” paradigm useful when it comes to digital surveillance? What are the factors that shape the public’s views about digital surveillance? How to balance the benefits of surveillance technologies and the protection of civil rights? These are the key questions this report tries to answer.