Michael Kwet is a Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project and a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Social Change at the University of Johannesburg. His research focuses on digital colonialism, carceral tech, social media, digital socialism, the environment, and surveillance.
'Brilliant and unprecedented. This volume has it all-sharp critiques of surveillance and Big Tech, a deep awareness of race, class and gender, a rich historical analysis. Most importantly the authors' global vision will alert readers to the realities of digital colonialism and that the time to resist is now.' James Kilgore, Media Justice, author of Understanding E-Carceration 'In this important and timely, if not overdue, volume, Michael Kwet and fellow contributors explore entanglements of colonialism, imperialism, and digitalisation with racialised surveillance, showing how a global structuring logic of white supremacy informs and sets the contours of local variants of state-corporate power in an emerging Pax Technica.' Mustafa Ali, The Open University 'A rich, nuanced and detailed exploration of some of the most important issues in modern society and technology. Each chapter contributes new knowledge with clarity, and important connections are made across geographies, history, and the future between each chapter. A truly important exploration of the present and the future of surveillance technology.' Ziyanda Stuurman, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab