Aral Balkan is not shy about voicing his opinions on Silicon Valley. He believes America’s tech giants run a digital panopticon that enslaves and farms the world’s population. The designer, entrepreneur, and self-proclaimed ‘cyborg rights activist’ travels the world to spread a powerful and alarming message: in order to defend our human rights and democratic principles, we need to rise up against the algorithms that are filling the pockets of venture capitalists. Under his small Malmö, Sweden-based organisation, Ind.ie, Aral shares critical thoughts and develops alternative products that o er a more egalitarian, sustainable vision for the future of technology.