We should have better encryption. We should have encryption which can be readily circumvented.
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Tag: surveillance
Book review: Anne E Currie's "Panopticon" series, books 1 and 2
I asked recently for recommendations for sci-fi books that I might enjoy, and a few people recommended Anne E Currie's "Pantopticon" series. "It will be right up your street!" one of them said. And Read more
Moving from iOS to /e/: UK banking apps
I was dreading this bit of the transition from one platform to another: moving banking apps from my iPhone to my OnePlus 6T running /e/. And, you know what? It was fine. Mostly. I know it will make Read more
Moving from iOS to /e/: software
In case it is of use to others, here's a comparison chart of the software I used on iOS and what I'm now using on /e/. Where I'm using the same application on both - Element, Signal, Tor Browser etc. Read more
Escaping from iOS with /e/: the last(?) update
I had planned on writing a week's worth of day notes (starting here), covering the first week of my attempt to move away from an iPhone and an Apple Watch. It's just not worth it. I don't have a Read more
Escaping from iOS with /e/: day 3
I had a trip to London yesterday, so I could do some slightly different testing for day 3 on my move away from an iPhone and Apple Watch to a OnePlus 6T running /e/ and a PineTime. In short, another Read more
Escaping from iOS with /e/: day 2
Yesterday was my first "real" day using my new combination of a OnePlus 6T running /e/, and a PineTime watch. Today was another day spent at home (as is par for the course for me at the moment), so Read more
Escaping from iOS with /e/: day 1
Yesterday, I wrote about my testing day of moving from an iPhone to a OnePlus 6T running /e/, and from an Apple Watch to a PineTime. How was my first "real" day? Much the same. Again, another pretty Read more
Introducing elfOS: making "The Elf on the Shelf" fit for the digital age!
It's the time of year when that surveillance sneak, The Elf on the Shelf, makes a resurgence. If you've managed to avoid this pointy-eared panopticon, here's what Wikipedia says about the eponymous Read more
Three problems with the Age Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill for keeping children safe online
There's plenty of discussion on Twitter about the Age Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill currently going through Parliament. I want to keep children safe online, and so here are three problems with Read more