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Frictionless Sharing and the Digital Paparazzi - Cyborgology
The vastness of the information Facebook would be collecting was unprecedented. Data about everything. Data that was previously entirely private. Data on the citizens of every country. A historic amount of data and so incredibly valuable. Information is power.
Sarah Wynn-Williams • Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
The network of algorithms makes so many decisions for us, and yet we have little way of talking back to it or changing how it works. This imbalance induces a state of passivity: We consume what the feeds recommend to us without engaging too deeply with the material. We also adapt the way we present ourselves online to its incentives. We write tweet
... See moreKyle Chayka • Filterworld
Absolute personalization (vanity) requires absolute transparency (no privacy). If I prefer to remain private and opaque to potential friends and institutions, then I must accept I will be treated generically, without regard to my specific particulars. I’ll be an average number. Now imagine these choices pinned on a slider bar. On the left side of t
... See moreKevin Kelly • The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
21st century privacy : Why do teens have so many randos on Find My Friends? Do CCTVs work? Who ought we most fear surveillance from: corporations, the government, or each other? Should I tell Claude my secrets? Should I use a period tracking app? How much will people trade privacy for safety and convenience? What is being lost, and how might we rec... See more