Mojeek's Monthly Must Reads
mojeek
08 June 2018
5 min
Welcome to the first edition of 'Mojeek's Monthly Must Reads'. This will be a, you guessed it, monthly series, where we share some of the best stories we have recently read. They may be awe-inspiring, fascinating, silly, relevant or not-so-relevant. But basically, we have really enjoyed discovering these, and we think you will like them too. So go ahead and check them out. Enjoy!
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Woman says her Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out to random contact
Author: Gary Horcher (@GaryKIRO7) - Kiro7
Summary: A family contacted Amazon questioning why their private conversation was recorded by their Alexa device and then sent to a random person in their contact list.
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Be aware: How domain registrar can kill your business
Author: Tomislav Lombarovic - uptimechecker.io
Summary: Uptimechecker suffered a domain related incident which threatened their business. This article acts as a horror story but also a warning to other businesses.
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Many Facebook Users Are Sharing Less Content
Author: Rimma Kats (@RimmaKats) - eMarketer
Summary: The number one reason Facebook users in the US are sharing less content is due to having privacy concerns.
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Confusion, chaos in the GDPR's first week
Author: Patricio Robles (@probles) - eConsultancy
Summary: Complaints, lawsuits, cutting of ads. After one week of GDPR passing, here's a round-up of how it has shaken the world.
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Bruce Shapiro's Mesmerizing Kinetic Sand Drawing Machines
Author: Christopher Jobson (@christopherjobs) - Colossal
Summary: A portfolio of photos showing Bruce Shapiro's take on Zen sand gardens. Designed by the Sisyphus Machine, it uses magnets to drag steel marbles through sand creating beautiful patterns.
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Australian regulator investigates Google data harvesting from Android phones
Author: Anne Davies (@annefdavies) - The Guardian
Summary: Investigative reports on Google harvesting data from Android phones, including location information and indicating Australians are actually paying telco providers for this data being harvested.
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The best free privacy software 2018: top tools for anonymous browsing
Author: Mark Wycislik-Wilson (@MarkWilsonWords) - Tech Radar
Summary: A selection of free tools which don't compromise your privacy, from browsers to VPNs.
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Author: Mathieu Passenaud (@mathieupassenau) - www.mathieupassenaud.fr
Summary: Developer Mathieu Pasesnaud designs in intricate and brilliantly unique 3 part LED clock from scratch.
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UK homes vulnerable to 'staggering' level of corporate surveillance
Author: Alex Hern (@alexhern) - The Guardian
Summary: A frightening insight into how day-to-day devices in UK homes are vulnerable to data collection.
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A chilling video reveals Amazon's 'dangerous' facial recognition software
Author: Mohamed Elmaazi (@Melmaazi) - The Canary
Summary: Ranju Das displaying Amazon's facial recognition software. Adopting surveillance capitalist approaches of tracking people in real time with huge databases compiled of profiles on everyone.
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Austrian data privacy activist takes aim at 'forced consent'
Author: Lucy Fielder (@lucyfielder) and Douglas Busvine (@Busvine) - Reuters
Summary: With the implementation of GDPR, privacy activist, Max Schrems quickly filed complaints against Google, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, regarding the forcing of users to accept intrusive terms of service or losing access altogether.
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Boston Dynamics will start selling its dog-like SpotMini robot in 2019
Author: Lucas Matney (@lucasmtny) - Tech Crunch
Summary: Engineering and robotics designing company, Boston Dynamics unveil plans to sell the dog-like SpotMini Robot in 2019.
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U.K. vs. U.S.: How Much of Your Personal Data Can You Get?
Author: Natasha Singer (@natashanyt) and Prashant S. Rao (@prashantrao) - New York Times
Summary: An eye-opening experiment investigating the seeking of personal information from companies, and how this differs from being the UK and being in the US.
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Privacy Badger Rolls Out New Ways to Fight Facebook Tracking
Author: Bennett Cyphers - Electronic Frontier Foundation
Summary: The anti-tracking Privacy Badger extension has now become even more useful with this update, combating Facebook's link shimming technique.
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The extraordinary life and death of the world's oldest known spider
Author: Avi Selk (@aviselk) - The Washington Post
Summary: Compiled mainly from research of Barbara Main and Leanda Mason, this article tells an intimate and sentimental story of the world's oldest known spider.
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Author: Garrett Camp (@gc) - Medium
Summary: StumbleUpon, the discovery engine that recommends web content to users announces it will close after 16 years, with accounts having the option to migrate to Mix.
mojeek
08 June 2018
5 min
