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A digital tracker that monitors new surveillance

A digital tracker that monitors new surveillance

FromDigital Planet


A digital tracker that monitors new surveillance

FromDigital Planet

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Mar 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Tracking our digital rights
From the moment governments around the world realised the severity of the coronavirus outbreak, many have implemented digital tracking, physical surveillance and censorship measures in an attempt to slow down the spread of the virus. We hear about a digital tracker which will monitor new surveillance and if it is having an effect
Working from home when your work is in Space
Most people in countries experiencing a Coronavirus lockdown are working remotely, but what happens when your work is based in Space? The European Space Agency has sent most of it's staff home, we hear from Professor Mark McCaughrean, Senior Science Advisor at ESA, about how this is going.

SETI has gone home
SETI@home is a scientific experiment, based at UC Berkeley, that uses internet connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You could take part by running a free programme that downloads and analyses radio telescope data. But no more, the experiment is ending on March 31st. US Science reporter Molly Bentley tells the story of searching for ET from home.




(Image: Digital tracking. Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus)


Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz
Released:
Mar 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Technological and digital news from around the world.