-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On Sun, 09 Dec 2018 22:38:32 -0500 Stefan Monnier <[email protected]> wrote: > > In fact, demanding and ensuring complete control over the technologies > > we use is a pragmatic and entirely justified strategy for anyone who > > cares about their data, their computing capabilities, and even their > > quality of life. > > I think it goes much further than that: the control > Apple/Google/Facebook/... have over a large proportion of devices can > give them sufficient leverage to make it possible for them to control > you as well even if you don't use their services (e.g. by them arranging > to have people elected which in turn introduce legislation or executive > orders that impact you). > > You might argue we're not there yet, but the Cambridge Analytica affair > makes it pretty obvious that it's a real possibility. > > > Stefan > >
Everyone remembers CA, but I remember when the local news (ABC,NBC, someone), reported on Obama doing the same thing. I have not watched through all the reporting on youtube to locate the segment (and I did not have internet access back then, so no chance of Conservative talk show/news room poisoning), so I did a quick search: https://nypost.com/2018/03/20/obamas-former-media-director-said-facebook-was-once-on-our-side/ It is wholly cited. https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/mar/22/meghan-mccain/comparing-facebook-data-use-obama-cambridge-analyt/ As is this one. Together they paint a picture a lot larger than CA and the Republican party, a lot larger than Obama and the Democratic party. Here are some more: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/07/02/2057256/google-allows-outside-app-developers-to-read-peoples-gmails-says-report https://www.wired.com/story/our-minds-have-been-hijacked-by-our-phones-tristan-harris-wants-to-rescue-them/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/05/smartphone-addiction-silicon-valley-dystopia A poor excuse: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/26/opinions/data-company-spying-opinion-schneier/index.html Just how far it has gone: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/03/23/1811230/my-cow-game-extracted-your-facebook-data When will the world wake up? It's not just A, it's A and B through Z! Sincerely, David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEL2N7+xWmVOJDQxWGm3XCrhg2YP8FAlwP93oACgkQm3XCrhg2 YP+Hdg/9H5cnr186YtZJYEIWcDizrZthK7/ljUxZYNAFyeGbKe907/+IPftmnj3s d+6LKIDPxqTpba+1wEr0OyifilXWRnSfred4V+J+qPWqlIeCMC6ANYXmCuFoMIRS kcDmx2zeUJxw3kFNwln3agTHiwfCHpfAkHp34AbHvV8srQH1mmuVIpJj18Rz0Uak WH+no+AbSj3JPBFXbAR20cgneEzVACjfbRrLOcJeRPbYUjHtA6CZraJw4H+cjj/R Jke9RNXlrrPVawRcATIwaJG7s7xluwgqs7uWtXNAZAu1NHrvom8zLo/qjraB1TKR ANUX85ZezZEKaSF1GKRaaQcoAwo2U3La6tE2gXcGn6OHKyf9NBmNC3hwQcWivVmx x0HeZ4vxtgqn7EY1V5mIhaXQ2BNhd6/4aaalEP6o4nLgMcyJAocdm6+bsnQWeS4e mKx7Uv3YQg9vhazt+O9wTrUz8Os/aXZ40FRLwo/zzKH0Ys8AsQBIGCWaJ1hf/TQU DUF2q4UI7t4Lo8LT0hXWBcSzjNDDGcQbRHyZb86qqp1EUmpuanikucBgqzxEJlHc 26u7qhlk/4BwGQpmkpgpGe/s+qf8yVhYjRPS4YvCF3GhC174gmdLEe2+IkjpYLU+ xj/1tvUCDELVlQbuVHyoXZbIbvUuPkUBccLif/prXyJ5f2fHQgA= =G8FX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list [email protected] http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to [email protected]
