Results for tag: privacy

In this article, Mike Davidson criticises the classic "Build first, ask questions later" methods of Silicon Valley. Specifically here, the much-hyped Superhuman email client that lets you track opens.

If you do anything, make sure you use an email client that disables images by default. That should prevent most of these unethical invasions of privacy.

Due to all the negative reactions, Google updates Chrome to make auto-login an option. Better but not perfect.

Starting with Chrome 69, logging into a Google site will auto-log you into Chrome. Not a good move.

Reversing the smart city paradigm. Barcelona is moving from the surveillance capitalism model, where data is opaque and owned by subcontractors and third parties, to a model where citizens own their data.

Use an ad blocker, just not this one.

“Facebook gives people the appearance of choice and then carefully directs users to making the right ones”.