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Of course that'd still be 250% lower than the shadow stats inflation calculator says I should be making.
2 years ago, we observed Grindr sharing exact location data with 8 data brokers in the 'advertising' space, including MoPub, back then owned by Twitter.
Now the WSJ found that this data has actually been available for sale, via MoPub, since at least 2017:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/grindr-user-data-has-been-for-sale-for-years-11651492800
Victory! Maryland’s legislature passed S.B. 134, which requires police training to recognize stalkerware. The bill is simple, but it will have a big impact. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/04/victory-maryland-police-must-now-be-trained-recognize-stalkerware
The History of The Boycott | The Nib
https://thenib.com/boycott-history/
Although listening to Hayden Donnell on Midweek Mediawatch trying to explain the problems with social media as a general problem of under-moderation of the net, rather than one specific to zero-conscience corporate ownership and ad-driven datafarming business models, I can't help but think the journalists will be the last to get it ;)
The problem with letting strangers put things into your computer, is, you're letting strangers put things into your computer.
I don't know if we'll ever figure out how to do this in a way that doesn't end in tears.
PSA: To everyone who is #NewHere, and those who are not.
When you use hashtags it can help those using a #ScreenReader to use #CamelCase. Screen-readers can then find and pronounce the constituent words, rather than trying to pronounce the whole thing.
It's not essential, but it's one way we can make the Fediverse more welcoming.
I don't really understand this or why they don't call it a new battery technology. It sounds amazing, but also like one of those amazing post-carbon technologies you never hear about again after reading the article (which leaves me unsure if it's because of patents, lack of market interest, or the tech was overhyped).
Anyway, perhaps someone else knows.
"Solar energy can now be stored for up to 18 years, say scientists "
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/04/12/solar-energy-can-now-be-stored-for-up-to-18-years-say-scientists
Researchers find Amazon uses Alexa voice data to target you with ads.
The report concludes that #Amazon and third parties (including advertising and #tracking services) collect data from your interactions with #Alexa through #Echo smart speakers and share it with as many as 41 #advertising partners.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/28/23047026/amazon-alexa-voice-data-targeted-ads-research-report
At least you can say you are not alone at home anymore.
41 fu**ing partners.
Much of the independent web relies on Patreon to organize financial support.
The good folks at @comradery are building an ethical alternative as a co-op.
One of their rules is "no bosses, no cops". It's not meant for businesses (even nonprofits like the one I work for) but for independent creators, workers, activists, and co-ops.
If that could be a good fit for anything you our your friends are doing, maybe give them a follow here to stay updated as they're building the platform!
✨️ I made a thing! 🎉️
Check out my brandnew webcomic, "Contra Chrome":
Subtitle: How #Google‘s browser became a threat to #privacy and #democracy.
Featuring Shoshana Zuboff, vegan Piranhas, and everything you ever wanted to know about #Chrome but were afraid to ask!
Read and download for free – hope you like it! 😊
And if you do, please spread the word!
If any #Vermont/#NewEngland folks are interested in learning about #EmployeeOwnership, #workercoops, etc., the Vermont Employee Ownership Conference is happening June 9 in Burlington! You can register here:
If the price is beyond your means, DM me, as we offer a variety of discounts to students, first-timers exploring, etc. https://whova.com/portal/registration/veoc_202206/
"There is just one significant flaw in the tragedy [of the commons] parable. It does not accurately describe a commons. Hardin's fictional scenario sets forth a system that has no boundaries around the pasture, no rules for managing it, no punishments for overuse and no distinct community of users. But that is not a commons. ... A commons requires that there be a community willing to act as a conscientious steward of a resource"
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
"with a big old lie and a flag and a pie and a mom and a bible most folks are just liable to buy any line, any place, any time" - Frank Zappa