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29 March 2019 16:53 UTC
Got our EORI number, so by the UK government’s standards, I’m as prepared for no deal as I need to be… 😑
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28 March 2019 10:45 UTC
Given that Apple have just removed Do Not Track from Safari because it was being used for tracking via “fingerprinting”, the decision to add trackability for assistive tech is baffling.
Léonie Watson wrote very clearly on this specific issue years ago: Thoughts on screen reader detection.
I’m so angry and want to write more about this, but I also want to get a Better update out today (going to try to smash those trackers before they get to you.) In short:
TRACKING IS BAD and invasive. Consent dialogs are not good enough for consent, let alone opt-out options. Discrimination based on tracking impacts marginalised and vulnerable people first and most. Yet 99% of the web is complicit in it. Go check yourselves. I regularly post links about the impact of tracking on the Ind.ie Radar if you want more background.
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27 March 2019 15:39 UTC
Looking forward to Think About! conference. It’s designed to be properly inclusive, has some great-sounding talks in the lineup, and me and Aral are doing our first ever keynote together. Only a couple of weeks left on “regular bird” tickets: Think About! conference
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20 March 2019 09:27 UTC
Can’t wait to read Everyday Information Architecture and learn more from Lisa Maria Martin. If you work in anything that touches the web, this book will be indispensable. Pre-order it now!
Everyday Information Architecture by Lisa Maria Martin from A Book Apart
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19 March 2019 16:23 UTC
“We, by way of our platforms, give agency and credence to these acts of violence, then pilfer profits from them. Tech is a money-making accomplice to these hate crimes.”
Tatiana Mac writes so clearly and powerfully, also giving us real guidance for action. Stop what you’re doing and read this:
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13 March 2019 14:04 UTC
I’m sick of playing weekly whack-a-mole with nasty trackers on popular sites. If a site is trying this hard to invade our privacy & extract our personal information, we should stop visiting them, regulate them as malware, shut them down, and fire everyone responsible into the sun.
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11 March 2019 08:53 UTC
THIS is the rallying cry I needed on a Monday morning…
“But if we are going to talk about smashing patriarchy and dismantling systems of oppression (as we should!), we need to understand the role of surveillance and data exploitation in perpetuating and enhancing those systems”
Privacy International: Reclaiming privacy: a feminist manifesto
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07 March 2019 09:34 UTC
On Zuckerberg’s “privacy” announcement yesterday, I’ve only found one article in my RSS feed this morning worth reading… 🔥
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04 March 2019 10:26 UTC
Facebook’s lobbying against pro-privacy regulation is awful. Using Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In as an attempt to bond with commissioners who are women is a-whole-nother-level icky.
Facebook asked George Osborne to influence EU data protection law
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01 March 2019 16:02 UTC
Thissssss 🔥