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The always excellent Carole Cadwalladr gives us 20 maxims on how to act right and stand up to the broligarchy. Every one of these is valid, and collectively they help us turn despair into resilience.
With pertinent quotes from recent conversations she's had with #TimothySnyder and #ShoshanaZubof.
#CaroleCadwalladr #SurveillanceCapitalism #resistance #oligarchy #broligarchy #authoritarianism
In einer Ecke von meinem Schreibtisch steht, mittlerweile etwas verstaubt, das Buch "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" von Shoshana Zuboff. Ich finde dieses Buch so wichtig und auch tatsächlich sehr leser*innen-freundlich geschrieben, dass ich es einfach weiterhin allen Menschen als Lektüre empfehlen kann, auch wenn das Buch mittlerweile schon fünf Jahre alt ist und sich #surveillancecapitalism in den letzten Jahren rasant entwickelt hat.
Mijn man wilde iets regelen op de site van de belastingdienst en dat kon opeens niet meer. Na lang in de wacht en iemand aan de telefoon vertelde die medewerker dat de site alleen in Chrome werkt.
Dus de belastingdienst en de overheid dwingt mensen om een browser te installeren en te gebruiken die door bijvoorbeeld @bitsoffreedom als meest privacy-onvriendelijke wordt omschreven?
Today's manifesto by over 70 CSOs underlines the need to put core our democratic values in technology first. I agree.
Europe will stay free and democratic if it builds its own digital infrastructure and can‘t be blackmailed. The recent threats by J.D. Vance and big tech companies should spurn us to act swiftly.
https://peoplevsbig.tech/beyond-big-tech-a-manifesto-for-a-new-digital-economy/
@PeopleVsBigTech @lobbycontrol
#bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #opensource
On one hand, carmakers have discovered that cars are glorious sources to draw upon to squeeze more money out of people - be that subscription features or #surveillancecapitalism. (ref https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/24/rent-to-pwn/#more-5628 by @pluralistic )
On the other hand, we have gigantic API security holes you can about *literally* drive a car through, from causes as simple as:
❞“It’s really simple. They weren't checking if a user is a dealer,” says Rivera. “And that's kind of a big issue.”❝
https://www.wired.com/story/kia-web-vulnerability-vehicle-hack-track/
I sometimes think that no one cares about online privacy, which makes me really sad, then I read this from @pluralistic - good to know!
So maybe people DO care, but just feel like they can't do much about it?
The OG #oligarch of Silicon Valley comes out in favor of a #surveillance state as part of the ascendant corporate #oligarchy in America. When I read Nineteen Eighty-Four and "Big Brother is watching you" over two decades ago, I didn't picture a society getting there through corporate oligarchy, I pictured society getting there through communism. I guess I was too naive.
Seriously though, take a minute trying to grasp how rich a company like Facebook (Meta) really is. Think, truly think, about how much money it makes every year.
Now, think about HOW it makes this money:
Does it sell a lot of expensive cars? No.
Does it sell computers around the world? No.
Does it sell oil? Nope.
It. Sells. YOU.
And how much do YOU get in exchange for producing these billions of dollars for it each year?
Most of our competitors are all in on AI. We are not.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/10/web_browsers_ai_holdout_vivaldi/
#AI #Vivaldi #browser #Windows #Mac #Linux #SurveillanceCapitalism
Seriously, Use #Encrypted #Messaging
This week, we talk about recent developments with messaging apps #Telegram and #Signal , and discuss the future of encrypted messaging, #surveillancecapitalism , and nonprofit business models in tech.
#privacy #security #surveillance #encryption
You should be using Signal. Period.
#Signal Is More Than #Encrypted #Messaging. Under #MeredithWhittaker, It’s Out to Prove #SurveillanceCapitalism Wrong
On its 10th anniversary, Signal’s president wants to remind you that the world’s most secure communications platform is a nonprofit. It’s #free. It doesn’t track you or serve you ads. It pays its engineers very well. And it’s a go-to app for hundreds of millions of people. https://www.wired.com/story/meredith-whittaker-signal/ #privacy #Surveillance
Why the heck does the official #Mattermost client need to connect to half a dozen third-party domains from #Automattic, #Google and #Cloudfront / #Amazon in order to function with my self-hosted chat instance? 😠
"WhatsAppen is als het roken in de jaren '70: bijna iedereen gebruikt het en iedereen weet ondertussen dat het eigenlijk heel slecht is."
Lees dit stuk van @bartavi vooral nog eens:
https://bartavi.nl/bericht/geen-whatsapp/
When you pay money for something, then pay monthly fees, pay with your private data, pay with your time being forced to watch ads, then you pay more money for stuff you see in the ads you don't need, but you don't get to own anything and when they don't make enough money with it anymore, it's just gone,...
...they you know you live in capitalism, or - more likely - you just don't realize.
#capitalism #CapitalismAsAService #SurveillanceCapitalism #CloudCapitalism #SubscriptionCapitalism #AsAService #PayOrOkay #StopKillingGames
