Neil Brown
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"Yes, users have technically consented. But it’s hardly informed consent when nobody realizes what, exactly, they’re consenting to — and in its actions, the platform reveals what it hopes to become."

This quote made me think of @neil, who is very much the reason I apply 'it's not meaningful consent if you don't know what you're consenting to or how to opt out' to tech as well as sex.

https://www.esckey.co/why-substack-is-nudging-you-to-follow-your-ex/

#Substack#Writing#Newsletter

"Yes, users have technically consented. But it’s hardly informed consent when nobody realizes what, exactly, they’re consenting to — and in its actions, the platform reveals what it hopes to become."

This quote made me think of @neil, who is very much the reason I apply 'it's not meaningful consent if you don't know what you're consenting to or how to opt out' to tech as well as sex.

https://www.esckey.co/why-substack-is-nudging-you-to-follow-your-ex/

#Substack#Writing#Newsletter

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There are a few different ways to stay up to date with the Sovereign Tech Agency's work investing in open #digitalinfrastructure—whether it’s on LinkedIn, Mastodon, Bluesky, or directly in your inbox 📧

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Nixers Newsletter #286 is out!

Dive into topics like PulseAudioDB, OpenBSD routers, shell history improvements, and more.
It's a solid edition with a gem: “Get your own home bin”, something we probably all do already in our own special ways.

https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/MyPersonalProgramsSetup

→ Full issue: https://newsletter.nixers.net/entries.php#286
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