privacy

We'll regret surrendering our ambient privacy Members Public

You don't know what you've got til it's gone. They paved paradise and put up a Facebook lot.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
privacy

Journalists: update your iOS devices now Members Public

Today’s security update for Apple’s iOS devices [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/technology/apple-software-vulnerability-ios-patch.html] is a serious one: > One of the world’s most evasive digital arms dealers is believed to have been taking advantage of three security vulnerabilities in popular Apple products in

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
data

Tory digital privacy moves scare off Ghost Members Public

Here’s an actual product moving overseas [http://blog.ghost.org/digitalocean/] thanks to the UK government’s moves on digital privacy (as opposed to a notional one [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2015/05/follow-up-on-the-brighton-tech-company-quitting-the-uk.html] ): > The UK’s newly elected Conservative government recently pledged to scrap the

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
blog platforms

Don't put your daughter on the blog, Mrs Worthington Members Public

Slightly terrifying look into life as a toddler social media celebrity [http://www.racked.com/2015/4/28/8490671/london-scout-the-city-blog-instagram]: > Scout the City [http://scoutthecity.com] is touted as fashion’s first “kids’ influencer” blog [http://www.socialyte.co/digital-fashion-influencers/], its heroine a pint-sized social media giant in the

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Blogging

LeWeb: Tim Berners-Lee and the societal impact of the web Members Public

The inventor of the web has some serious concerns about its future — and some amazing tales about its past.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
leweb

The long, slow Ello Members Public

So, Ello [https://ello.co], then. I’m on there [https://ello.co/adders]. Lots of people are on there (even if they’re not really using it yet [http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/29/no-people-are-not-leaving-facebook-in-droves-for-ello/] ). But I’m very far from convinced just yet. Being wary of Facebook’s

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Ello

Peak Facebook and the end of monolithic online identity Members Public

Are people rejecting the idea of a single online identity mediated by a large online entity? Stowe Boyd thinks so [http://stoweboyd.com/post/67357217833/facebook-still-dominant-strives-to-keep-cachet] : > The Benthamite underpinnings of Facebook are becoming unpopular. Young people in particular don’t want their teachers, parents, employers, and even all their

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Facebook

Understanding Tor - and the anonymous internet Members Public

If you’ve been following stories like the Snowdon NSA revelations or the recent Silk Road bust, you’ll probably have come across mentions of Tor. Want to know exactly what it is? The Next Web does an excellent job of both explaining Tor, and putting it in context [http:

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
internet