stewofkc

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by stewofkc 6y ago
I was happy to see "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" and "Permanent Record" on your list. More people are becoming aware of the threats that surveillance has on our society thanks to books like these and even somethin
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by stewofkc 8y ago
DDG is alright. I actually use Search Encrypt.
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Search Engines for People Who Want to Get Rid of Google(medium.com)
2 points by stewofkc 8y ago|0 comments
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by stewofkc 8y ago
Facebook is the perfect company to take all the heat. Mainly because Mark Zuckerberg is such an icon. https://hackernoon.com/why-facebook-is-the-perfect-represent...
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by stewofkc 8y ago
I use StartPage sometimes...just depends on how I'm feeling at the time.
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by stewofkc 8y ago
The point about Mark Zuckerberg is spot on. People like to love him, but half of the internet has now decided they like to hate him.
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by stewofkc 9y ago
I've always been skeptical of DuckDuckGo. Some people say it's linked to Google...I'm don't buy that. However, search engines in general are tough to truly know how they work.
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by stewofkc 9y ago
Apple gets it. They really have no choice if they're dealing with kids though. I don't know how Google manages to control the majority of the education market for tablets (60%)...because of the immense tracking that they do.
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by stewofkc 9y ago
Exactly! Facebook is acting as the scapegoat right now, even though the breaches into its users privacy can be applied to most big tech companies right now.
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by stewofkc 9y ago
It's scary what companies, governments, etc. can do with data.
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by stewofkc 9y ago
The internet has been a "wild west" for its entire existence. While this allowed it to grow and improve freely, it also brought about bigger issues. Government intervention could work, but the government getting involved in tech u
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by stewofkc 9y ago
It all comes down to profits. The media companies need the data. And I would argue that most people aren't sharing information directly with publishers on the internet, it all goes through Facebook and Google (the companies they are cr
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by stewofkc 9y ago
Works for me. But I'm using an iPhone.
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by stewofkc 9y ago
The price gouging is a whole other issue...which is a by-product of the availability of this data. If Facebook/Google are really gathering our data to enhance advertising, it isn't helping the end user. Although it could, if they
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by stewofkc 9y ago
This information is certainly very important for advertisers. However, if you shop on websites with Google analytics, etc. Google will have the exact same information, combined with the rest of the information it's able to collect.
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by stewofkc 9y ago
Only focusing on Facebook's scandal shifts attention away from the real issue, which is tracking on the internet in general. Most people aren't aware of the extent to which they are sharing information.
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by stewofkc 9y ago
It's not news that Facebook is gathering and storing TONS of information about its users (and even non-users). Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft are all guilty of the same thing.
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by stewofkc 9y ago
I wouldn't say I've changed my career to become a writer. However, I've shifted directions and have began writing a ton more as part of my career. I'm in marketing, and before was focused quite a bit on social media cont
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by stewofkc 9y ago
That story in GizModo is cool...kinda what I expected. IoT has a long way to go.
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by stewofkc 9y ago
I agree. However, people feel comfortable because they are online with billions of other people. They feel less threatened because their information is hidden within the info of the other billion people using the internet.
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by stewofkc 9y ago
I thought this was super cool. https://blog.hackster.io/keep-an-eye-on-things-with-a-wirele...
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Keep Your Searches Private with This Extension(ext.searchencrypt.com)
2 points by stewofkc 9y ago|0 comments
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Privacy Still Possible in the Digital Age – Search Encrypt(medium.com)
2 points by stewofkc 9y ago|0 comments
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Don't Forget to Log Out of Your Rental Car(medium.com)
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Best Browser Extensions for Protecting Your Privacy(medium.com)
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IoT Devices Should Be Free, Why(medium.com)
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Search Encrypt – The Private Search Engine Extension(ext.searchencrypt.com)
2 points by stewofkc 9y ago|0 comments