How much is too much tech?

<p>Technology offers us convenience, freedom, and a way to improve not just <em>our</em> health, but also the planet’s. But it can also collect our personal data and share it without our permission. We’re told it can harm our health. And that by buying &amp; using it we’re damaging the environment. So how much is too much tech?</p><br><p>In this final investigation of our tech &amp; security season, Greg Foot turns his attention to our own digital lives. He asks whether we are indeed ‘addicted’ to smart tech, and what - or who - can do something about it? He discusses concerns about surveillance in future digital cities and learns of a novel way we could handle our personal data. And he asks whether the tech giants would ever allow us to start a ‘digital detox’ in the first place?</p><br><p>Show notes and references are available <a href="https://www.which.co.uk/news/2021/10/which-investigates-podcast-season-2-tech-and-security/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>