James Ball

James Ball is a journalist and author who has written on technology and politics for 15 years. Over that time, he has worked on major international scoops including the Snowden disclosures, Panama Papers and offshore leaks, and Chelsea Manning’s document releases through WikiLeaks. He is a PhD candidate in the faculty of laws at University College, London, and a fellow at the British thinktank Demos. His research interests cover the interaction of legal systems and AI, particularly in the domains of surveillance and intellectual property.