The world is becoming increasingly open, and that has implications both bright and dangerous. Marc Goodman paints a portrait of a grave future, in which technology’s rapid development could allow crime to take a turn for the worse.
Who will be on top in the world of future crime – the cops or the criminals? How will crime change and what can be done to prevent it in future? Presenters Timandra Harkness and Leo Johnson explore how crime and punishment will change in the 21st century.
Crime is down in advanced economies around the world—at least that is what some statistics suggest. While it is true that violent crime has dropped precipitously in the developed world over the past two decades, in fact, there is a tsunami of criminal activity on the horizon. It is in the form of cybercrime, and […]
Crowdsourcing began as a legitimate tool to leverage the wisdom of the crowds to solve complex business and scientific challenges. This post originally appeared on O’Reilly Radar (“From crowdsourcing to crime-sourcing: The rise of distributed criminality“). It’s republished with permission. Crowdsourcing began as a legitimate tool to leverage the wisdom of the crowds to […]
The world Marc Goodman outlines in exhaustive detail in his book, Future Crimes, is as real, gritty, and frightening as life outside the Matrix. Indeed, Goodman opens his book by quoting the classic sci-fi epic. Do you want the red pill or the blue pill? “Remember, all I’m offering is the truth.” He would know. […]
Marc Goodman paints a portrait of a grave future, in which technology’s rapid development could allow crime to take a turn for the worse…