Op 6 januari 2019 ben ik voorgoed gestopt met Twitter. Dat was niet alleen maar omdat ik er genoeg van had om als brandstof te dienen voor een surveillance kapitalistisch verdienmodel. Nee, ik vond vooral dat ik moest stoppen met Twitter omdat het platform de allerslechtste kant van mezelf naar boven bracht. Ik ben doorgaans … Continue reading Wees niet bang om je account te deleten als social media je een eikel maakt
Category: Digital Rights
How The Dude Was Duped By Big Tech
A website with The Big Lebowski quotes was blocked for no reason by Facebook. Looking for justice at a tech company that has automated the enforcement of its rules. Written by Reinier Kist. Cult film The Big Lebowski (1998, directed by the Coen Brothers) tells the story of The Dude: a former hippie minding his … Continue reading How The Dude Was Duped By Big Tech
Would you like to live in a world where you are constantly driving next to a police car?
The Belgian gadget blog Bloovi interviewed me about the current state of privacy. Bloovi and Mischa Verheijden (the interviewer) were kind enough to allow me to publish the Dutch text of the full interview. You can find the original here. Don't run away from this. This affects all of us! ‘Don't run away from this, … Continue reading Would you like to live in a world where you are constantly driving next to a police car?
How a Cashless Society Could Embolden Big Brother
Fascinating read by Sarah Jeong about what might happen if we continue to move towards a cashless society: [Wherever] information gathers and flows, two predators follow closely behind it: censorship and surveillance. The case of digital money is no exception. Where money becomes a series of signals, it can be censored; where money becomes information, … Continue reading How a Cashless Society Could Embolden Big Brother
World War II show us the value of having a private life
The Dutch National Committee for for 4 and 5 May asked fourteen Dutch citizen the following question: What is freedom? The answers to this question have been bundled in 'Het Vrijheidsboek' (The Freedom Book). Because of my 2014 Godwin-lecture I too was asked to share my thoughts. Below you'll find the full (Dutch) text of … Continue reading World War II show us the value of having a private life