Abstract

The article summarizes major law-making challenges with respect to cyberspace. It assesses whether surveillance of the Internet can be curbed given that not only autocratic regimes, but also western democracies continue to spy on Internet users without any control. Perhaps blockchain – a relatively new revolutionary trend within the giant Internet super-revolution might help individuals seeking more privacy from the watchful eyes of governments and private businesses. It may help transform traditional contracting into self-executable smart contracts, or it may vanish into obscurity as digital signatures did. Questions concerning accessibility of technologies will become more pertinent as biotechnology may soon offer life-prolonging inventions that may not be available to everyone. Digital discrimination may assume particularly extreme forms with the rise of new types of artificial intelligence that may deprive large populations of jobs and sense of belonging.