#Minimalist #phones are finally worth buying, and it's all thanks to this one change
https://www.androidpolice.com/minimalist-phones-finally-worth-buying/
Inspired by @_elena and by my own attempts to keep my sanity around digital technology, I started the "Butlerian Handbook to Surviving the Digital World in the Age of Tech Billionaires". Here is the first part.
Most of you here are more tech-oriented than me and may not find it useful, but that's the point. It's aimed at "tech normies." My friends, your little brother and your grandma among others.
https://davidbilla.net/curb-your-digital-addictions/
#DigitalTech #Enshittification #Notifications #SocialMedia #Phones
Curb Your Digital Addiction (The Butlerian Handbook, part one)
Inspired by @_elena and by my own attempts to keep my sanity around digital technology, I started the "Butlerian Handbook to Surviving the Digital World in the Age of Tech Billionaires". Here is the first part.
Most of you here are more tech-oriented than me and may not find it useful, but that's the point. It's aimed at "tech normies." My friends, your little brother and your grandma among others.
https://davidbilla.net/curb-your-digital-addictions/
#DigitalTech #Enshittification #Notifications #SocialMedia #Phones
Curb Your Digital Addiction (The Butlerian Handbook, part one)
#Minimalist #phones are finally worth buying, and it's all thanks to this one change
https://www.androidpolice.com/minimalist-phones-finally-worth-buying/
ProNapTip: Throw your phone out the window for longer naps.
Update. In my previous post I linked to June 2020 advice from #AmnestyInternational on how to protect your phone from police searches when you attend a protest.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2020/06/tactics-to-secure-phone-before-a-protest/
For something more recent, see this Nov 2024 advice from @eff.
https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest
Update. Yesterday's killing of #ReneeNicoleGood is getting massive public attention because it was recorded.
Please bring your phone to demonstrations!
Here's some advice on reducing the risks.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2020/06/tactics-to-secure-phone-before-a-protest/
Do worry about the risks, but don't forget the risks of leaving law-enforcement violence unrecorded.
#Cameras #ICE #LittleBrother #Trump #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
Update. In my previous post I linked to June 2020 advice from #AmnestyInternational on how to protect your phone from police searches when you attend a protest.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2020/06/tactics-to-secure-phone-before-a-protest/
For something more recent, see this Nov 2024 advice from @eff.
https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest
An employee of Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority misplaced their work-issued smartphone containing highly sensitive contact information while traveling in China late last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/nra-phone-china-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nra #china #shanghai #phones #nuclearenergy #privacy
Dec. 18 will mark the enforcement of a new law aimed at curtailing the dominance of technology giants and fostering competition in the Japanese market. How far is the law going, and what will change for consumers? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/15/tech/new-smartphone-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #android #apple #apps #bigtech #iphones #phones #tech #google
