Showing posts with label instagram. Show all posts
Showing posts with label instagram. Show all posts

Friday, April 21, 2023

Department of Pearl Clutching

from here and here

Of course the FBI is raising a stink about Facebook switching to end to end encryption. And of course they're going to say they're worried about kids. Here's an idea - if the children really are their only concern, why not simply ask tech companies to disallow encryption when communicating with children? It's not a hard sell to suggest that kids require supervision. Problem solved, if that is in fact the real problem. I doubt it is, however.

Monday, November 22, 2021

It's your devices' home too, y'know

found on Izismile

If your phone was a person that you lived with, would you be as surprised to find them referencing things the things you've said while they were in the room with you? 

Treat your digital roomie the same way you would a nosy biological equivalent.

Friday, November 13, 2020

Go ahead and post your crime selfies

found on Reddit

With the kinds and quantities of incriminating evidence that Facebook and Instagram have on so many people, they could probably be just as effective as the FBI in many cases, and all their data was voluntarily provided.

Friday, July 17, 2020

How rude!

found on iFunny

Seemingly in the interests of showing you more relevant ads (so that you're more likely to purchase the advertised product or service) it seems that devices and apps these days are spying on their owners to find out what they're interested in and therefore what they're likely to buy.