A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without the … China’s oldest water pipes were a communal effortRead more
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Closing web browser windows doesn’t close connections
Months ago I noticed something strange in the Little Snitch Network Monitor: Safari was still connecting to web sites after every window had been closed. … Closing web browser windows doesn’t close connectionsRead more
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Silicon Valley and the new capitalism
https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2018.11/5bde9488dda4c8ac298b45f9.mp4 Richard Walker On Contact
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Advanced CIA firmware has been infecting Wi-Fi routers for years
Home routers from 10 manufacturers, including Linksys, DLink, and Belkin, can be turned into covert listening posts that allow the Central Intelligence Agency to monitor … Advanced CIA firmware has been infecting Wi-Fi routers for yearsRead more
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Leaked NSA Malware Is Helping Hijack Computers Around the World
In mid-April, an arsenal of powerful software tools apparently designed by the NSA to infect and control Windows computers was leaked by an entity known … Leaked NSA Malware Is Helping Hijack Computers Around the WorldRead more
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The Surveillance Industry Is Killing Democracy
India is rapidly digitising. There are good things and bad, speed-bumps on the way and caveats to be mindful of. The weekly column Terminal focuses … The Surveillance Industry Is Killing DemocracyRead more
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Fake progress
http://techrights.org/videos/digital-vegan-series.webm Roy Schestowitz – source techrights.org
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Neo-Luddism
I’m a Luddite. This is not a hesitant confession, but a proud proclamation. I’m also a social scientist who studies how new technologies affect politics, … Neo-LuddismRead more
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On Copyright Scams, Surveillance Capitalism and the Lies of Big Tech
In their new book, Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We’ll Win Them Back (Beacon, 2022), Rebecca … On Copyright Scams, Surveillance Capitalism and the Lies of Big TechRead more