Since the major revelations of Edward Snowden about the illegitimate mass surveillance practices of uncontrollable secret services, not much has changed. There is no No-Spy agreement between the US and Germany (some say there never was, besides words). The NSA and BND continue to share data and to tap into the data of internet citizens. […]
Facebook, Vogons, autocratic regimes and the loss of democracy
Today Facebook announced that it will shut down Facebook Governance. Facebook what? Yeah, exactly. The idea behind Facebook Governance was democratic participation and dynamic user feedback about policy changes, privacy and so forth. You might be aware that Facebook acts more or less like a data-kraken and the governance idea was to bring a bit […]