Let’s talk about gatekeeping - especially the sort we outsource to third parties out of sight and out of mind so we don’t have to engage with difficult conversations around our own internal biases on our own turf.
The #dailysignal at hand looks at how the EU is sponsoring some pretty interesting surveillance tech in African countries - to help African governments keep an eye on their own citizens freedom of physical and physical movement - or, if you’re more cynical, a way for the EU to outsource its border control of migrants at the source…
And it’s not that different to the way hiring managers outsource pre screening of applicants to prestigious universities - who’s stamps signal a degree of candidate “quality” - and let’s be honest, especially given the recent data there, wealth and privilege.
Your thoughts on outsourced border control?
Necessary or a little bit naughty?
And who that you want to work with ends up getting caught in someone else’s net?
Let us know your thoughts on gatekeeping, hushed bias and the future of work at Flux Trends.
Read more:
Outsourced border control : https://inthesetimes.com/article/europe-militarize-africa-senegal-borders-anti-migration-surveillance
Solutionist previews for the future of work : https://fluxtrends.com/our-future-of-us-salon-is-coming-to-cape-town/
How universities screen for wealth : https://twitter.com/dkthomp/status/1683461790192091136?s=46&t=4ZnlXYawVpFiG2SlapEWwg
Outsourced moats and ha-ha politics