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Finally, if you could create an alternative open standard system that could do all the things that email can do, it would probably have the same problems. That’s why I don’t think it will happen.
Oh look, Hubzilla is "an alternative open standard system that could do all the things that email can do", and it doesn't have the same problems. Now how can Hubzilla's Zot protocol gain popularity?
Is there a replacement for email?

David is fed up with spam, phishing and viruses, and thinks email is no longer fit for purpose. What could he use to replace it?
#email #Spam #Malware #Communications #Hubzilla #Zot #Decentralization @Gadget Gurus+ @LibertyPod+
Not a single mention of XMPP or any other open protocol that has been developed since email was invented 5000 years ago. Just Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger and friends. Sigh.
To their credit, the article did mention that
but then they lost credibility by following it with this ignorant statement:
To their credit, the article did mention that
Email’s second huge advantage is that, unlike Facebook, nobody owns it.
but then they lost credibility by following it with this ignorant statement:
Finally, if you could create an alternative open standard system that could do all the things that email can do, it would probably have the same problems. That’s why I don’t think it will happen.
@Andrew Manning That's exactly what I was thinking, that the statement was ignorant. It shows that they believe that what Silicon Valley comes out with is all there is in the world, and that shows somebody who's unwilling to look elsewhere, cause there's stuff all over the place. But I don't expect any better from the Guardian, they're just the voice of the mass ignorant middle-class populace.
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Since government is creating an environment where only some entities can afford to play, government must also protect the market from their abuse of power.
#Net Neutrality #Internet #FCC #Communications #Politics @Gadget Guru+ @LibertyPod+ @Laissez-Faire Capitalism+
#Net Neutrality #Internet #FCC #Communications #Politics @Gadget Guru+ @LibertyPod+ @Laissez-Faire Capitalism+
I tend to disagree about mixed mode messaging. We need a range of communication tools, from hush-hush ultra top secret to public and open. Both ends of the spectrum have problems. That's why you need privacy.
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We use #Hubzilla at my workplace so our data remains our data!
I'm also considering introducing the team to Riot/matrix for a Slack/IRC like experience.
#CCF #Facebook #Social Networking #Communications #Privacy @Gadget Guru+
I'm also considering introducing the team to Riot/matrix for a Slack/IRC like experience.
#CCF #Facebook #Social Networking #Communications #Privacy @Gadget Guru+
Problem with SpiderOak products is that while are nice in theory, no source is avaiable... so you must trust their words...
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Facebook is getting the US government on its side before trying to launch its limited internet services in the US.
Facebook is talking to the White House about giving you ‘free’ Internet. Here’s why that may be controversial.

#Facebook #Free Basics #FreeBasics #Internet #Corporatism #Crony Capitalism #Capitalism #Politics #Net Neutrality #NetNeutrality #Communications #Social Networking #Zero-Rating @LibertyPod+ @Laissez-Faire Capitalism+ @Gadget Guru+
Facebook is talking to the White House about giving you ‘free’ Internet. Here’s why that may be controversial.

The company has spent the past half-year in conversations with officials.
Facebook has been in talks for months with U.S. government officials and wireless carriers with an eye toward unveiling an American version of an app that has caused controversy abroad, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
The social media giant is trying to determine how to roll out its program, known as Free Basics, in the United States without triggering the regulatory scrutiny that effectively killed a version of the app in India earlier this year.
#Facebook #Free Basics #FreeBasics #Internet #Corporatism #Crony Capitalism #Capitalism #Politics #Net Neutrality #NetNeutrality #Communications #Social Networking #Zero-Rating @LibertyPod+ @Laissez-Faire Capitalism+ @Gadget Guru+
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Why thank you Marshall.
Hopefully we can trade notes on social media for a while before our country falls fully into a China clone.
Hopefully we can trade notes on social media for a while before our country falls fully into a China clone.
The debt bubble will burst and crash on all their plans before they get that far. (See? I can be an optimist!)
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I really wonder why everyone is into this #netneutrality thing. All the nerds rage against the government censoring, controlling, and sifting through the internet, but then they come and beg in the name of net neutrality for a big government agency to install a complete state control system for the internet.
US internet providers pledge to not sell customer data after controversial rule change