YK Hong

planned obsolescence

Upgrades Became Downgrades

Big Tech has no upgrades, only downgrades. On Disposability Culture and how we can fight it.

surveillance

Always Be Device Search Ready (video)

Seizing and searching your phone will not only be limited to borders, it can eventually happen anywhere.

travel

Recommendation Against Gateside (video)

TSA PreCheck's new Gateside program is another way for DHS to get even more data on you and your loved ones.

ai regulation

AI Regulation is Possible, Mamdani's Example (video)

AI regulation is not only possible, it is often not that difficult either, despite what Big Tech and capitalist colonial supremacists try to tell you.

maps

The U.S. Does Not Want an Equal Earth or Map (video)

The U.S. is the only country that voted against a UN resolution to use an Equal Earth map because the U.S. does not want an equal earth.

gamification

Oppression Plays With Our Lives (video)

Oppression is a game to the oppressors, playing with our literal lives.

strategy

Focus and Forest Strategy (video)

When tackling surveillance, we must remember that while focused campaigns are critical, we must also zoom out to the larger picture of the forest for strategy as a whole.

weapons

No Neighborhood Tanks (video)

Do not call them robot dogs, they're tanks in your neighborhoods. It may look different, but we are at war everywhere.

capitalism

Excess Takes Away Access (video)

Excess, craved and sought out by capitalism, directly takes away access for others.

ai

U.S. AI is Some of the Worst (video)

I am more concerned about U.S. AI and data theft than other countries and regions.

surveillance

🧠The "Recording" Light on Surveillance Glasses is a Scam

Even if you manage to see the "recording" light, by the time you do, it is already too late. The burden of responsibility is now on you, without your consent.

korea

Korean War Rehearsal Drills (video)

Korea had its scheduled War readiness drill, which underscores the fact that Korea is still very much at war.