Tactical Technology Collective - What we're reading: Provocation

LIFE IN THE ALGORITHM

helen — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:07:17 +0000

February 2015

Algorithms: "Those strange numerical gods who decide whether or not you’re a terrorist and what kids’ toy is going to set the market on fire this Christmas. But what are they, where did they come from and how did they get so powerful? " (Adbusters magazine)

EMAIL ENCRYPTION: 2014 IN REVIEW

helen — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:06:25 +0000

February 2015

What we're reading: Provocation

"Email encryption grew tremendously in 2014, but still needs work". (EFF)

NEW DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA RESEARCH

helen — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:05:32 +0000

February 2015

What we're reading: Provocation

Some "greatest hits" from 2014. (Journalists Resource)

THE IMPLICATIONS OF FACEBOOK'S NEW SEARCH FUNCTION

helen — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:04:27 +0000

February 2015

What we're reading: Provocation

(Image: Techcrunch)

"Facebook just went from data rich to Scrooge-McDuck-swimming-in-a-tower-full-of data rich." (TechCrunch)

YOU ARE WHAT YOU GOOGLE SEARCH

helen — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:03:20 +0000

February 2015

What we're reading: Provocation

"No matter how tightly you hold your secrets, Google probably knows." (Washington Post)

Also read: How Google knows what you want to know (Medium.com)

WHATS WRONG WITH THE UK'S SURVEILLANCE PROPOSALS

helen — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:00:23 +0000

February 2015

What we're reading: Provocation

"What David Cameron just proposed would endanger every Briton and destroy the IT industry" (Cory Doctorow, Boingboing)

POLICE BUST RANDOM DARKNET SHOPPER STASH

helen — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:58:11 +0000

February 2015

What we're reading: Provocation

Image: Mediengruppe Bitnik

"It turns out the police are just as happy to seize algorithmically-bought drugs, too." (Vice)

LIFE AFTER A VIRAL NIGHTMARE

helen — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:57:14 +0000

February 2015

What we're reading: Provocation

From Ecce Homo to revenge porn (The Guardian)

FACING THE CHALLENGE OF ONLINE HARASSMENT

helen — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:56:10 +0000

February 2015

What we're reading: Provocation

"Online harassment is a digital rights issue. At its worst, it causes real and lasting harms to its targets, a fact that must be central to any discussion of harassment." (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Also read: "Twitter's policies explicitly ban violent harassment. But it ignores vile rape and death threats. What gives?" (Salon)

NEW SNOWDEN REVELATIONS

helen — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:51:45 +0000

February 2015

What we're reading: Provocation

The digital arms race: NSA preps America for future battle (der Spiegel)

GCHQ captured emails of journalists from top international media (The Guardian)