It is more vital now than ever that we reclaim our digital privacy
Ignore the use of your digital data at your peril: today’s personal data businesses are profiling you in ways that could have a profound impact on your life Source link
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Bluesky is just another Twitter clone and that isn’t a good thing
Jaap Arriens/Sipa USA/Alamy YOU may have heard some buzz about a new social network called Bluesky, which is the latest app trying to seize the throne once occupied by Twitter. Here in the States, journalists are going wild for Bluesky – publications from TechCrunch to The New Yorker have covered its hip culture, analysing whether … Read more
US president could get power to ban TikTok nationwide
A bill that would empower the US president to ban TikTok from all devices nationwide has advanced beyond committee for discussion by Congress Source link
Web3 promises to reclaim the internet from tech giants – will it work?
There’s a lot of hype surrounding the idea of a decentralised version of the internet that would give more power to ordinary users. Here’s what it would take to make it happen Technology 17 January 2023 By Chris Stokel-Walker Chris Malbon On a gloomy Thursday morning in Newcastle, UK, I sit with my laptop open … Read more
The success of text-to-image AIs raises major ethical issues
Apps that create images based on text can deliver amazing results, but there are problems with the data sets some are trained on and the lack of compensation for artists, says Annalee Newitz Source link
Brain training apps claim to make us smarter, but there is no evidence
There are plenty of apps that offer mental exercises claiming to make users smarter the more they play. Not only are they not much fun, but studies show they have no effect on performance, says Adrian Hon Technology | Comment 12 October 2022 By Adrian Hon Michelle D’urbano WOULD you turn down the chance to … Read more