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Valid point about technical changes. But most of the big leaks were sold as if they would lead to social/political/economic changes.
by op03 6y ago
Valid point about technical changes. But most of the big leaks were sold as if they would lead to social/political/economic changes.
- kerkeslager 6y agoTechnology doesn't exist in its own bubble isolated from society, politics, and economy. Changes in mainstream OSs and mainstreaming privacy concerns are absolutely the result of social, political, and economic change. Keep in mind the companies involved in these technological changes make up a huge portion of our economy, and their users affected by their app store changes, for example, touch every sector. These changes come due to social pressure--these companies aren't doing this out of the goodness of their heart. And particularly with regards to Facebook, political pressure is being placed on them to self-regulate with regard to user data to avoid government regulation. I am not accusing you of being anti-leaking (or pro-leaking), but it does sound like you've fallen for an anti-leaking narrative here.
- op03 6y agoI was just wondering about effectiveness of large leaks in a environment of info overload. Not in any camp...more like a layman passing through :)) I get your point about it all being interconnected though and thanks for making it.