Om Malik taught Silicon Valley to read itself

Om Malik, the GigaOm founder, longtime technology writer and True Ventures partner, died June 24 at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart.

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@dzwiedziu @phalanx @mysk well, run a @cryptoparty / @cryptoparty and teach 'em them to use XMPP+OMEMO & PGP/MIME over Tor.

  • Same folks would also argue Fediverse is "too complicated because people have to choose a Server & Client(s)"
    • Stop mistaking lazyness for stupidity and spread Tech-Literacy instead!

#XMPP #OMEMO #PGP #Tor #Fediverse #Mastodon #lazyness #TechIlliteracy #TechLiteracy

@neil I think the only remedy is to learn & tech #TechLiteracy, run #CryptoParty events and spread @tails / @tails_live / #Tails on USB flashdrives...

@catsalad never stopped it, gal!

  • Been distributing sticks with Tails even before I graduated High School!

#Tails #Linux #Tor #UndergroundComputing #Cypherpunk #Tech #TechLiteracy

AI is shaping what you see. And what you see is shaping you.
Most people never notice the system doing it.
Learn how to protect your attention, data, and decisions in the AI age 👉🏿 https://tinyurl.com/mw6echxv
#AI #PublicSafety #DigitalAwareness #CyberSecurity #TechLiteracy #Tech #BigTech #StayInformed 🧠⚠️📱

We are hurdling towards an Orwellian nightmare at Mach 10. The bar for being technically literate is continuously being raised.

What are *you* doing to keep yourself safe?

Do you have your own OPSEC strategies?

What are you doing to improve your tech skills?

These are real questions to urgently pressing questions and sticking your head in the sand hoping it'll go away is not a solution.

#opsec #tech #technology #communication #privacy #security #freedom #free #freedomisnotfree #safety #techliteracy #orwellian #surveillance #surveillancestate

Started working on an article covering cybersecurity and the Internet as a whole for those who have little to no tech experience or knowledge. 💻

This is what I have so far! #swresource #techliteracy #cybersecurity

AI Myth vs Reality

Myth: "AI understands what it's saying"

Reality: AI predicts likely next words. It doesn't "understand" anything.

It's pattern matching at massive scale, not comprehension.

Still useful. But know what you're working with.

#ArtificialIntelligence #AIMyths #TechLiteracy

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.

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What Is Code? If You Don't Know, You Need to Read This

The world belongs to people who code. Those who don’t understand will be left behind.