https://www.ted.com/talks/audra_a_diptee_the_records_the_british_empire_didn_t_want_you_to_see In his thought-provoking book Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari explores the concept of historical records being erased as a means of political change. This phenomenon is not new; throughout history,...
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population World Population is now 8.1 Billion, up from 7 billion which I used usually. China and India both have around 1.4 billion people or so, that’s around 17.5%; rather...
Interesting stats about App Store market share. #Apple #iOS apple.com/newsroom/pdfs/…
Right direction, but not far enough. The answer should be #blockchain. A fully open ledger of all data transactions. techcrunch.com/2022/02/08/to-…
#WWDC21 When #Apple talks about health-tech, they keep reminding users that #privacy is fundamentally protected. And they won’t do anything to abuse that trust. But many health-tech startups were funded...
Can you trust #Google or ad industry to come up with a replacement to Cookies which actively protect your #privacy? bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Users are still actively feeding #Google with personal data. Can you blame them for selling more targeted ads to you? techcrunch.com/2021/03/30/goo…
After many years of using #Google and #Facebook Ads, I have never been able to reconcile click reports to our server logs. I don’t even try anymore. That’s why I...
So stupid. #Apple can easily disable registration of these devices. Unless these are all accessories without any data connections, like watch straps, phone cases, etc. northants.police.uk/news/northants…
haha… I did exactly the same 10 years ago with 4G. ran out of data quota immediately. But here's a warning – done just two speed tests on this 5G...
Not so innocent afterall, by their own admission. “They stumbled upon something in the app that mentioned there were paid plans.” #ProtonMail theverge.com/2020/10/8/2150…
We all know that mobile operators can all trace back where you used your phone. I chose to use my phone knowing this and happy to share such info to...
#Wework didn’t need 500 people to work on their software platform. Renting out office space is not a high volume data business. techcrunch.com/2019/10/08/wew…
Think you are getting free photo storage service from #Google? But you are feeding them with image data about your preferences and experiences. #AI will then make more money from...
Try #Yugabyte, it’s more interesting than #MongoDB. 100% #OpenSource. blog.yugabyte.com/why-we-changed…
#Google will take your user privacy seriously? They won’t use any data from you to sell more ads? reuters.com/article/us-alp…
When it suits #Facebook, lead with small number like 4000 viewed of original video, but eighth point on their list, in 24 hours 300,000 more uploaded and then removed (not...
I wonder how much money #Google makes from search results going to #Wikipedia each year. Should be way more than $3.1m. venturebeat.com/2019/01/22/goo…
So #Google won’t be just watching or listening to you anymore. It will be feeling you! siliconangle.com/2019/01/01/goo…
You prefer to be tracked by Google and Chrome? Or Microsoft? It’s not just about having a better browser anymore. theverge.com/2018/12/6/1812…
As if all big tech companies who rallied against it won’t take full advantage as soon as they can? money.cnn.com/2017/12/14/tec…
Do you trust #Facebook that they won’t use data collected for better advertising after kids turn 13? #privacy bbc.com/news/technolog…
New tools and data from #Google to help developers to build better websites. engadget.com/2017/10/24/goo…
#ActionIQ raised $30m to build Customer Data Platform. Can we see one on the side of customers? adexchanger.com/ad-exchange-ne…
When an #app is free, you are the product. That’s just common sense. theverge.com/2017/10/18/164…
#Facebook quick to buy up teens sns app #tbh after 9 weeks and 5 million users. Can sell political ads to kids soon? techcrunch.com/2017/10/16/fac…
Can we guess that it is about money? Ads? Or user data snooping or sharing? #youtube theverge.com/2017/9/27/1637…
It’s the same as with old ATM pin numbers. tomsguide.com/us/android-pho…
Most people don’t think about these, and we don’t need to. 350+ submarine cables keeping internet up. venturebeat.com/2017/09/22/mic…
Now imagine losing a $2.6B secret. 🙂 techcrunch.com/2017/09/20/ube…