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Most absurd and invasive things done by tech platforms
This is my own, personal selection of the “most absurd and invasive, but TRUE things done by tech platforms”(*):
Forget blockchain. THESE are smart contracts
The blockchain is one of the two or three foundations of the business model of the century. One of its applications should be “smart contracts”. Unless another idea gets the credit it deserves.
Why I do NOT like Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
Here’s an explanation (*) of why I do not like the Google technology and service called AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages).
That time that Facebook declared (again) that it is a Sovereign State
In case you missed it when it first appeared, please enjoy this interesting paragraph from Mark Zuckerberg’s “personal challenges for 2018”:
You can finally have (virtual) sex with ANYONE you know. Or even...
Yes, You Can! Just combine these two pieces of news to see how easy it is (and maybe start worrying on which end of that sex you may end up).
Update 2018/01/25: check out the “confirmation” linked below
Forget Net Neutrality. Think personal clouds instead
The FCC Net Neutrality decision on Dec. 14th, 2017 (*) has rightly caused a lot of outrage, and concrete reactions, both political (e.g. petitions) and technical ones