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Forensic Architecture founder Eyal Weizman. Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images.
I went to the U.S. Embassy in London to apply for a visa. In my interview the officer informed me that my authorization to travel had been revoked because the “algorithm” had identified a security threat.
This much we know: we are being electronically monitored for a set of connections – the network of associations, people, places, calls and transactions – that make up our lives. Working in human rights means being in contact with vulnerable communities, activists and experts, and being entrusted with sensitive information...I am alarmed that relations among our colleagues, stakeholders and staff are being targeted by the US government as security threats.