Economics is the study of how scarce resources are allocated; whether that is housing, food, or money. However, in an era of endless amounts of … Paying Attention: The Attention EconomyRead more
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Another Massive Blow to the Web
YESTERDAY Locus Magazine (where Cory Doctorow occasionally writes) wrote that “Internet Archive (IA) has elected not to further appeal its loss in the copyright infringement … Another Massive Blow to the WebRead more
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Is It Too Late to Protect Our Privacy in the Internet Age?
https://download-media.kcrw.com/fdd/audio/download/kcrw/etc/si/KCRW-scheer_intelligence-is_it_too_late_to_protect_our_privacy_in_the_internet_age-220218.mp3 “Why Privacy Matters” Neil Richards and Robert Scheer — read more scheerpost.com | FEB 18, 2022
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The Future of the Web is Not the Web
THE conceited companies that vainly act like they invented and own the Web (in Google’s case, it acquired a key person behind the Net, not … The Future of the Web is Not the WebRead more
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The High Privacy Cost of a “Free” Website
She said she only allowed three trackers on spartapride.org: cookies from Twitter and Facebook that accompany their “like” buttons on the site, and one from … The High Privacy Cost of a “Free” WebsiteRead more
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Excavating the Internet
Towards the end of Don Quixote, the knight-errant, already famous for his misadventures, arrives in Barcelona and is invited to stay in the house of … Excavating the InternetRead more
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DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser Isn’t Private
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about DuckDuckGo, the “branding condom” for Microsoft Bing. The company is basically “fake”. It has a tiny little … DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser Isn’t PrivateRead more
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It’s the Algorithm, Stupid!
The difference between cocaine and crack cocaine is almost entirely one of pH, the relative scale of acidity or alkalinity. Regular cocaine in its original … It’s the Algorithm, Stupid!Read more
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Gestapo asking for your papers
http://techrights.org/videos/2fascam_fixed.webm Rob Braxman http://techrights.org/videos/sneaky2fa_fixed.webm – source techrights.org | 2021/12/27
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Why your blog still needs RSS
Back in the early days of blogging, the tech press bashed RSS out of existence as it was supposedly too complex for ordinary users. To … Why your blog still needs RSSRead more