Day 3: comfort
Competitors catching up, huh? Nice! Better up your game, too, @DuckDuckGo www.theguardian.com/technolog…
Why aren’t you telling users that Viber collects data and monetizes it thru third-party partners? www.businessinsider.com
Australia, we are rooting for you! theconversation.com
Of course, Facebook will complain haha www.businessinsider.com
Facebook spreading F.U.D. www.inc.com
OK, now it is time to prepare my fizzy lemon water. :)
Right after breakfast - a cuppa joe - on an old Ember mug.
February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge Day 2: morning beverage
Checked Exposing.ai to see if my Flickr account was used by facial recognition companies - good thing it wasn’t. Could not say the same for those I follow, though.
Minimizing what can be tracked when I’m traveling overseas, which I won’t be doing for quite some time.
February 2021 photoblogging challenge :)
I’ve seen a lot of teachers and students use Canva. Now step back and check it out – themarkup.org/blacklight will tell you if you can trust it. #StopSurveillance
Enjoying a venti-sized home-made fizzy-cold brew after 90-minutes of garden clean-up. :)
Facebook content-moderators in the Philippines should do the same - they’re one of those who are paid so low and they need better PTSD coverage later. www.theverge.com/2021/1/29…
Weekend cooking. Done with the pancit canton for lunch. Ha! Pork sinigang for dinner later. :)
Initial observation — Smart’s 5G is fast when accessing YouTube, but slow as molasses when downloading from the iOS App Store. I exaggerate, but it is slow (like on 3G).
You know there is something going on when an “independent” oversight board, who is getting paid by Facebook, is outsourcing its job for free. www.theverge.com/2021/1/29…
With all these evidences about how Facebook fails its users, what do you call those who continue to use Facebook? www.wired.com/story/fac…
Clubhouse, the invite-only service, is, UNFORTUNATELY, another data surveillance company. Checking this out - www.linkedin.com/pulse/clu… (linked to another data vampire company, sorry)
So glad that the Messages team continues to keep us safe. appleinsider.com/articles/…
This Week in Tech mentioned that ICQ is back – but then again, it is owned by MAIL.RU. Hmmm…
I hope that the Global Privacy Control (GPC) gets traction, unlike the DNT before it. www.theverge.com/2021/1/28…
Social media companies will stay as far as possible from doing the right thing if it affects their revenue. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/o…