Rainer Rehak
Rainer Rehak studied computer science and philosophy in Berlin and Hong Kong and has been working on the implications of the computerization of society for over 15 years. His research fields include fictions of technology, digitization and sustainability, convivial and democratic digital technology, epistemics of automation, and digital (de-)colonialism. Rainer is co-chair of the Forum Computer Scientists for Peace and Societal Responsibiltiy (FIfF).
Session
With the example of the Lavender targeting system used by Israel in the Gaza genocide we explicate how systematically harmful Big Tech's infrastructure is. We propose the labour movement in tech and academia as one angle to resist such use and also to fight Big Tech at large by collective action.