"The era where we were in control of the data on our own computers has been replaced with devices containing sensors we cannot control, storing data we cannot access, in operating systems we cannot monitor, in environments where our rights are rendered meaningless. Soon the default will shift from us interacting directly with our devices … Continue reading Invisible Manipulation
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Giving Up Social Media & The Feudal Internet
Quitting social media is an ongoing theme of this blog with posts discussing various aspects: Arguing against particular social media services, e.g., Be Seeing You, Facebook. Describing new technologies major Internet companies employ for surveillance, e.g., Facebook & Facial Recognition. Describing how third parties use these platforms in the service of both advertising product and manipulating public … Continue reading Giving Up Social Media & The Feudal Internet
