Mastodawn

Yet another 🇨🇦 Vancouver, B.C. connection to Trumpian fascism: Hootsuite CEO responds to backlash over U.S. Homeland Security contract
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-tech-hootsuite-ceo-homeland-security-ice-9.7065911

Irina Novoselsky says contract with ICE does not include tracking or surveillance of individuals

Comment: whatever ... you are known by your associations. Profits over people, morals, misery

#capitalism #corporations #Hootsuite #surveillance #DataBrokering
#Trump #Christofascism #authoritarianism

Vancouver tech company Hootsuite facing backlash for contract with U.S. Homeland Security, which oversees ICE | CBC News

CEO Irina Novoselsky said Hootsuite has worked with government organizations across countries and administrations for more than 15 years, including the U.S. government.

CBC

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 22, 2025

Tyranny of apps. Those without smartphones unfairly penalized
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/feb/22/the-tyranny-of-apps-those-without-smartphones-are-unfairly-penalised-say-campaigners
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43137488

Not a fan of The Guardian, nevertheless imp. issue

From loyalty cards, to restaurant meal deals or simply parking your car – it is harder and harder to get by without signing up to a multitude of apps

#smartphones #SmartphoneApps #apps #privacy #InternetRights #privacy #surveillance #DataBrokering

‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners

From loyalty cards, to restaurant meal deals or simply parking your car – it is harder and harder to get by without signing up to a multitude of apps

The Guardian

Thor A. Hopland Feb 13, 2025

I think the one thing you have to be aware of in regards to denizens of the #fediverse is that they are verily fatigued by large commercial platforms because of the #ads, the predatory #algorithms, #darkdesignpatterns, #tracking all stemming from the need to #monetize.

Each of those points are important because something's shouldn't be monetized, like #databrokering.

That's why I am suggesting client side algorithmic discovery, or a private and safe alt.

@BeAware @miturian @polarity @zilog80

yuls Dec 29, 2024

bin schon gespannt: live stream von der 38c3 zum Thema "Databroker Files: Wie uns Apps und Datenhändler der Massenüberwachung ausliefern"

https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/hub/en/event/databroker-files-wie-uns-apps-und-datenhndler-der-massenberwachung-ausliefern/ #38c3 #netzpolitik #databrokering #surveillance

[38c3] Databroker Files: Wie uns Apps und Datenhändler der Massenüberwachung ausliefern

Aus 3,6 Milliarden Handy-Standortdaten konnten wir uns ein mächtiges Massenüberwachungs-Tool basteln, das in den falschen Händen viel Schaden anrichten könnte. Wir konnten sehen, auf welchem Weg mutmaßliche Angestellte der NSA zur Arbeit fahren, w...

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