The New York Times
The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It
15+ min · · A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says. · Shared by 590, including Sebastian Raschka, Mathew Ingram, Dr. Alec Couros, DHH, Carl Zimmer, Brian Solis, Chris Messina, zooko❤ⓩ🛡🦓🦓🦓, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, kate wagner (rilke era), Alexia Bonatsos, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Klaus Eck, Benedict Evans, Troy Hunt, Antonio Vieira Santos, Marsha Collier
The New York Times
It’s Time to Break Up Facebook
Summary · 20+ min · · What with data privacy scandals, fake news and Russian interference, Facebook finds itself in the middle of a growing storm. An increasing number of voices in US politics – as well as in economic and legal circles – have started to call for the breakup of the internet giant. Now Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has joined the chorus. He makes his case in a New York Times op-ed, which has become an instant must-read for anybody interested in the debate about the role of government in the social media space. · Shared by 407, including ❤️ Umair, Thomas Power, Adrienne Fichter, Tristan Harris, Molly Wood, Gerd Leonhard, Jeff Bussgang, Stewart Alsop, Mathew Ingram, Chris Messina, mrbrown, Richard Gutjahr, Gabriel Weinberg, John Battelle, rufuspollock, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Azeem Azhar, Rand Fishkin, Matt Navarra, Hannes Grassegger
The Intercept
Zoom Meetings Aren’t End-to-End Encrypted, Despite Misleading Marketing
7 min · · The video conferencing service can access conversations on its platform. · Shared by 358, including Marc R Gagné MAPP, Matthias Lampe, Fern, Thomas Power, Oliver Raduner, Aamir Raz, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange, DHH, Jeff Atwood, platzh1rsch, Thomas Fuchs , Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Matthias «Delay» Göbel, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Undark Magazine, Niklaus Gerber, Laura E. Davis
The Guardian
We've spent the decade letting our tech define us. It's out of control
8 min · · Technology has grown from some devices and platforms we use to an entire environment in which we function · Shared by 246, including Jonathan Kogan, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Damian Madray, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, luis antónio santos, Gabriele, Josep M. Ganyet, Dean Anthony Gratton, Joan Lockwood, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Andreas Staub, Katja Evertz, douglas rushkoff, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Evan Selinger, Gerd Leonhard, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Sarah-Jayne Gratton, Ⓓarío Macchi
The New York Times
I Invented the World Wide Web. Here’s How We Can Fix It.
4 min · · I wanted the web to serve humanity. It’s not too late to live up to that promise. · Shared by 234, including Steve Faktor, mdy, Matthias Lampe, luis antónio santos, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Edward Tufte, Pablo Felip, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Bill Slawski ⚓ 🇺🇦, Xose Alberte Cea, davidabrock, Anita Leirfall, Tiffany Shlain
Harvard Business Review
The Era of Antisocial Social Media
7 min · · Young people’s behaviors are changing. How will businesses adapt? · Shared by 230, including Anthony Hamelle, davidabrock, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Konrad Weber, Lluís Codina, Esther Schindler, Matt Navarra, Stephanie A Kowalski, Ines Bieler, 💥 Katie Martell, Josep M. Ganyet, Grammar Girl is also @grammargirl@zirk.us, Gabriele, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Marsha Collier, Charles Duhigg, Johannes Lenz, Sprout Social, Thomas Power, Mark Kaigwa
MIT Technology Review
Why an internet that never forgets is especially bad for young people
7 min · · As past identities become stickier for those entering adulthood, it’s not just individuals who will suffer. Society will too. · Shared by 211, including Liliane Ferrari ™, Casie Gillette, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky, Mike Butcher, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ, Remo Uherek, Brad Brooks, Mark Kaigwa, Rick Powell, Neeraj K Agrawal, Anthony Hamelle, Brian Roemmele, Mars Rebello, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Hugo Amsellem, Chris Gledhill
The Washington Post
Review | Google Chrome has become surveillance software. It’s time to switch.
6 min · · Our latest privacy experiment found Chrome ushered more than 11,000 tracker cookies into our browser — in a single week. · Shared by 183, including Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Jane, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Bjorn Larsen, Mathew Ingram, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, BrendanEich, Raphael Bratschi, Mark Kaigwa, Korben, Steven Sinofsky, W. Blake Gray, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Gideonro, Thomas Byttebier, Grégoire Japiot 🌻, mrbrown, Vincenzo Tremonte, Tristan Nitot - nitot chez framapiaf point org
The New York Times
What Happens After Amazon’s Domination Is Complete? Its Bookstore Offers Clues
13+ min · · Popular novels, technical tomes and self-published books are pirated and sold on Amazon. That may actually be helping the company extend its grip on the book business. · Shared by 176, including Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Michael Grupe, Liliane Ferrari ™, Craig Brown, PhD, Amber Mac, Jenny Lawson, Charles Baldwin, Tendayi Viki, Tauno, L. Taylor Banks, Philippe Surber, Yvette Dubel, W. Blake Gray, Howard Getson, Jane
The Washington Post
It’s the middle of the night. Do you know who your iPhone is talking to?
6 min · · Shared by 164, including Marsha Collier, Ralph Hutter, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Scott McLeod, Mark Kaigwa, Jane, Daniel Jörg, Guy Kawasaki, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Noely ⚡️🏐, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Mathew Ingram, OM, Bernhard Huessy, Eric L. Barnes 🏝️, mastodon.social/@renestalder, Luca Like, Yvette Dubel
The New York Times
We Built a (Legal) Facial Recognition Machine for $60
10 min · · Using a public camera, we looked for prominent people walking through a New York City park. What we found shows the technology's promise — and perils. · Shared by 164, including Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Liliane Ferrari ™, David McCandless, hiten.eth, Kiki, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Luca Like, Joe Germuska, Josep M. Ganyet, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Chris Schultz✌️ & ❤️, Esther Schindler, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, ἀποκαραδοκία, Fern, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Niklaus Gerber, Gerd Leonhard, Mathias Möller
youtube.com
This AI Clones Your Voice After Listening for 5 Seconds 🤐
· ❤️ Check out Weights & Biases here and sign up for a free demo: https://www.wandb.com/papers The shown blog post is available here: https://www.wandb.com/art... · Shared by 155, including Pablo Fernandez Cid, Thomas Billeter, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Will Preston, Matthias Lampe, rudolph regter, Rick King, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, 瑞拿頭, Sibylle Peuker, Dr. Alec Couros, Tom Connor
WIRED
It's Time to Switch to a Privacy Browser
5 min · · Ad trackers are out of control. Use a browser that reins them in. · Shared by 153, including Ward Plunet, Mark Kaigwa, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Backchannel, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, 瑞拿頭, Rick Powell, Sébastien Bonset
The New Yorker
How Social Media Shapes Our Identity
7 min · · The Internet constantly confronts us with evidence of our past. Are we losing the chance to remake ourselves? · Shared by 147, including Arin Basu, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Gerd Leonhard, Fanzo, Felix M, Bjorn Larsen, Mark Little, Jane, Thomas Power, Timothy Lomauro, Gerrit Eicker, Mark Kaigwa, Mathew Ingram, Ste Davies
The Verge
Apple, Google, and Amazon are teaming up to develop an open-source smart home standard
2 min · · So everything will just work with whatever smart assistant you already have. · Shared by 146, including Johannes Dornisch, Peter Schmidhuber, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Sachin Rekhi, Kunal Bhatia, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Leo Blazquez, Thomas Telandro, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻
The New York Times
Think You’re Discreet Online? Think Again
5 min · · Thanks to “data inference” technology, companies know more about you than you disclose. · Shared by 143, including Yvette Dubel, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, fernand0, Leslie D, Mathew Ingram, Mark Kaigwa, Florian Hanke 🍎, luis antónio santos, zeynep tufekci, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Fern, Thomas Pleil, Josep M. Ganyet