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Nethnologie und GAFAM?

„The Verge tech survey 2020 – Ahead of the election year, we polled Americans about which big tech companies they trust with their personal information – and which ones should be broken up – Americans generally believe the biggest tech companies have too much power and ought to be split up. Among survey respondents: 56 percent said the government should break up tech companies if they control too much of the economy, 72 percent said that Facebook has too much power, 51 percent said Google and YouTube should be split into separate companies.“

The Verge

Reddit vs Fakenews

„‘I have a duty to do this’: Meet the Redditors fighting 2020’s fake news war – Despite the site’s reputation as a sometimes-toxic rumor mill, Reddit has become an unlikely home for passionate users who aim to call out disinformation as it spreads.“

Fast Company

Hacking per USB-Stick und Mama

„How a Hacker’s Mom Broke Into a Prison – and the Warden’s Computer – Security analyst John Strand had a contract to test a correctional facility’s defenses. He sent the best person for the job: his mother. … Then she handed him a specially prepared USB drive. … The Microsoft Word document was tainted with a malicious macro. When the prison boss clicked, he inadvertently gave Black Hills access to his computer.“

Wired

FB Messenger: Project LightSpeed

„Project LightSpeed: How Facebook shrunk Messenger down by 75% – To make its iPhone messaging app run better – especially on older phones – Facebook rewrote it from the ground up. The new version is going live now.“

Fast Company