We are living in an age of unprecedented creativity, they tell us. But there was a dark time not long ago, the story goes, when … Serfing the NetRead more
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Protecting the Internet As We Know It
We’ve seen signs of a looming splinternet for years. And while Internet shutdowns and clashing country approaches to Internet regulation aren’t new, recent geopolitical events … Protecting the Internet As We Know ItRead more
A cloud without Google and Microsoft for all italian schools
A bill just presented to the italian Senate proposes the establishment of one “single national interconnection network” called UNIRE (“to join”). The mission of this … A cloud without Google and Microsoft for all italian schoolsRead more
Today’s Toxic, Concentrated Internet
At its inception, the internet was imagined as a decentralized, horizontal and open space that would foster freedom and equality. Today, it is a collection … Today’s Toxic, Concentrated InternetRead more
The internet is tricking our brains
Every now and then, Adrian Ward likes to test himself against the internet’s most-used search engine. “There are times when I have the impulse to … The internet is tricking our brainsRead more
Google AMP Can Go To Hell
Let’s talk about Accelerated Mobile Pages, or AMP for short. AMP is a Google pet project that purports to be “an open-source initiative aiming to … Google AMP Can Go To HellRead more
DuckDuckGo’s HQ is Smaller Than My Apartment
When I was perusing DuckDuckGo’s corporate website for their explanation of a tracker that they use which my Web browsers block, I found their corporate … DuckDuckGo’s HQ is Smaller Than My ApartmentRead more
EFF Pushes for Users to Install DuckDuckGo Software After Being Paid to Kill HTTPS Everywhere
I’ve been writing lately about how DuckDuckGo is shady and their business is questionable. It seems that some donations went the EFF’s way and now … EFF Pushes for Users to Install DuckDuckGo Software After Being Paid to Kill HTTPS EverywhereRead more
Truth about ProtonMail
1. Protonmail Behaves like a CIA/NSA “Honeypot” 2. Protonmail Does Not Provide “End to End Encryption” 3. Protonmail’s Was Created Under CIA/NSA Oversight 4. Protonmail … Truth about ProtonMailRead more