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Social

Social Media makes us lonely, but it doesn’t have to

Far from connecting us with other human beings, social media use does the opposite. According to a recent Cigna study: This year, 71% of heavy social media users report feelings of…

Identity

Are contact tracing apps a time bomb for civil liberties violations?

You didn’t install it. Apple and Google did it for you. According to the BBC, COVID-19 contact tracing is now baked into iOS and Android operating systems. This new functionality alerts…

Technology

Workplace by Facebook: Zuckerberg wants to share his God-like powers with your boss

What god-like powers does Mark Zuckerberg have? Well, for starters—he divides populations by spreading fear and misinformation, all while making astronomical amounts of money. Another power that one might not…

Technology

Think contact tracing just for medical purposes? Think again

For the past three months I’ve been warning people about the dangers of contact tracing. I’ve said that if we continue to use centralized services to monitor potential spreaders of…

Technology

Clearview AI’s Threat to Privacy

Until recently, Canada’s Federal Police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was buying facial recognition services from American tech company, Clearview AI—founded by known phisher and racist alt-right extremist Hoan Ton-That. As a…

Identity

Do You Own Your Identity? It’s Time To Wake Up To The World Of Mass Online Surveillance

How would you feel if you knew that someone else was making money – and we mean a lot of money – from your identity?

Technology

Pegasus – Winged horse or Trojan horse?

The most nefarious and dangerous malware is not what you think. Is it the latest and greatest ransomware from REvil or Darkside? Nope, it’s actually named Pegasus – from the Israeli technology company called NSO Group and it’s totally legit…kinda.

Social

Software is Not Evil, People are Evil.

Social media is only as good as the people who make it As my good friend Chris Trottier has said, “This is pretty low even for Facebook” Carefully read all…

Blog

Do You Own Your Identity? It’s Time To Wake Up To The World Of Mass Online Surveillance

How would you feel if you knew that someone else was making money – and we mean a lot of money – from your identity?

Technology

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: Workplace

On this episode of The Decentralists, we examine Facebook’s attempt to conquer the Enterprise.