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Data sprawl, privacy, and cybersecurity

September 25, 2020

There’s irony in the correlation that the less our bodies move the more our data sprawls. Our bias towards the material world creates a blind spot that hides the extent to which we travel extensively in the digital.

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Facebook’s big stick diplomacy

September 24, 2020

Pandemic notwithstanding, international diplomacy has seemingly devolved to a tone and tenor that greatly resembles the original maxim that might is right. At least as far as Facebook’s concerned.

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The Silent Exodus Nobody Sees: Leaving Work Forever

September 23, 2020

The “take this job and shove it” exodus is silently gathering momentum.

The exodus out of cities is getting a lot of attention, but the exodus that will unravel our economic and social orders is getting zero attention: the exodus from work.

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Is your privacy a collective matter rather than individual one?

September 23, 2020

We tend to use the analogies and frames of the past as a means of understanding the present. However sometimes these outdated frames no longer fit, and skew our perception by keeping our focus in the past rather than the present.

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#AxisOfEasy 164: Ransomware Attack On German Hospital Causes A Fatality

September 22, 2020

FTC is preparing anti-trust case against Facebook
Facebook sued for watching Instagram users through their device camera
Suspicious activity spotted on previously hacked CRA accounts and more in AofE #164

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Future Tools: Open Drone Map

September 22, 2020

Our relationship with photography has evolved dramatically over the last few decades. What was once a relatively scarce skill, has never been more accessible and relevant to people’s lives. For example the selfie has come to represent a pillar of our culture, and yet as a technique, it remained out of reach for most people until the 21st century.

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Contributors

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Mark E. Jeftovic

Mark is the co-founder of easyDNS and the editor-in-chief of #AxisOfEasy. He is the author of Managing Mission Critical Domains & DNS (Packt UK, 2018) and Unassailable: Protect Yourself from Deplatform Attacks & Cancel Culture. 

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Jesse Hirsh

Futurist, researcher and public speaker, Jesse Hirsh has been active in technology and commenting on it across the media for 25 years. His premium newsletter service operates from Metaviews.ca.

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Charles Hugh Smith

Charles Hugh Smith is the author of numerous books and writes from OfTwoMinds.com.