110 Aljoša Ajanović Andelić and the spyware society

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of spyware and state surveillance with policy advisor Aljoša Ajanović Andelić.

Aljosa Ajanovic Andelic is a Policy Advisor at European Digital Rights (EDRi), where he covers issues related to illegal state surveillance like spyware, journalists’ digital rights, and the effects of techno-solutionist and securitisation policies on minoritised communities and people on the move. We sat down with him to discuss the current situation in the field of spyware , the role of nation states and private entities and the role of European union. Transcript of the episode: Expand the transcript 00:00:10 Domen Savič / Citizen D   Welcome everybody. It’s the 15 th … No, it’s the 4th of September 2025 and you’re listening to this episode of Citizen D podcast on the 15th of September same year. W ‘re back after a prolonged, let’s call it a vacation and with us today is Aljoša Ajanović Andelić, policy advisor at European digital rights EDRi, where he covers issues related to illegal state surveillance like spyware, journalist digital rights and the effects of techno solutionism and securitization policies on minoritized communities and people on the move. Welcome, Aljoša, it’s good to have you here.  00:00:55 Aljoša Ajanović…

People in this episode

Host: Domen Savič

Guest: Aljoša Ajanović Andelić

Topics covered

• spyware
• state surveillance
• digital rights
• techno-solutionism
• securitisation policies
• minoritised communities

Keywords

• spyware
• state surveillance
• digital rights
• EDRi
• techno-solutionism
• securitisation
• minoritised communities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Digital Rights (EDRi)

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