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Amir Khan
Amir Khan
@amirbkhan@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 months ago

If devices powered by Big Tech came with warning labels, would we pause before unlocking them?
What we call convenience is often engineered dependency.
Addiction. Manipulation. Data extraction. All embedded in the products and platforms we use.

We’ve been here before. Just not with our "smart" devices.

I wrote a piece exploring why Big Tech might be the Big Tobacco of our era and why it’s time we taking action against the harm.

https://mangotek.eu/posts/big-tobacco-of-our-era/

#bigtexit #privacy #opensource

warning. this device has apps and services that are harmful to you health
warning. this device has apps and services that are harmful to you health
warning. this device has apps and services that are harmful to you health
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