Technology Giants Control the Global Security

Introduction

Today, technology is part and parcel of global security, and the choice is steered by a few companies that dominate the sphere of information security and technology. This article is a review of the effects of technology giants both in international relations and world security or stability in general. Also, we are going to discuss how technology giants control the global security.

The Dominance of Tech Giants

Currently, most tech industry goliaths like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and others have achieved levels of profitability and control over comprehensive customer data like no other firms in existence. This has given them a lot of power to participate in the determination of the security agendas of the world, and most of them overlap the personal benefits of the companies with the security of nations.

Surveillance and Data Privacy

By sourcing and processing personal information, technology corporations shape global security in a rather positive, yet risky way. Although this information may be useful in improving surveillance and preventing terrorism. It also gives rise to issues associated with privacies, citizen’s rights and freedoms, and the possibility of misuse by anti-social individuals.

Cybersecurity and the Future of Warfare

One of the biggest topics that emerged as critical in modern warfare is cybersecurity.
New-age global technology behemoths are acting as agents for protecting a nation from cyber-attacks and have emerged as pivotal to an ecosystem. But the reliance on private organizations also brings questions on transparency, gross, and possible conflicts of interest, and the idea of cyber warfare as a money-making business.

Conclusion

Despite being mostly a twentieth-century phenomenon, technology has now become central to global politics with these companies’ carving policies in international relations, surveillance, cyber-security, and even the future of warfare. Given the complexity of the current digital environment and the potential threats it poses, emerging and existing governments, policymakers as well as industry representatives should align cooperation efforts aimed at developing clear standards, measures of responsibility, and guidelines for protecting the world from threats associated with advanced technologies and digitalization. It is essential to ensure that more advanced technology is accompanied by responsible exploitation that respects international relations and fosters global stability.

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