America Wasn’t Built for Humans

tribalism

Tribalism was an urge our Founding Fathers assumed we could overcome. And so it has become our greatest vulnerability.

October 2, 2017 nymag society america






Nothing to hide

Privacy seems more and more like either a luxury for the few, or something that people just don’t care enough about.

September 29, 2017 privacy wikipedia






With Liberty and Sans Serif for All

I got to listen to and see a walk through of this work at the Brand New Conference two weeks ago in Chicago.

September 29, 2017 brand new typography ACLU design brand






The Executive Computer - Mother of All Markets’ or a Pipe Dream Driven by Greed’?

Sometime around the middle of this decade no one is sure exactly when — executives on the go will begin carrying pocket-sized digital communicating devices. And although nobody is exactly sure what features these personal information gizmos will have, what they will cost, what they will look like or what they will be called, hundreds … agreed that the devices could become the foundation of the next great fortunes to be made in the personal computer business.

From 1992, surfaced via a Daring Fireball post. Very fun to read in 2017.

Imagine reading a NY Times article from today in the September 2042 Times and that’s this.

September 29, 2017 nytimes daring fireball tech






The Great Tech Panic of 2017

A collection of articles in this September’s issue of Wired. Beautiful full-bleed web design, so look at this on your desk- or laptop instead of phone.

September 29, 2017 wired feature tech desktop






Privacy at Apple

Apple is one of the few of our corporate behemoths that headlines privacy as a feature and is teaching customers what the right” solution looks like.

This marketing page posted last week showcases the privacy feature nicely.

At Apple, we build privacy into every product we make, so you can enjoy great experiences that keep your personal information safe and secure.

September 29, 2017 apple privacy






We cannot afford to be indifferent to internet spying

This quote in an article from the Guardian in 2013 after the Snowden leaks is profound, but it doesn’t seem like consumers have demanded much change.

We have reached the moment after which the number of people who give a damn about their privacy will only increase.

September 29, 2017 the guardian privacy






Why Paul Krugman Is Wrong About Wearables

krugman fence

This is an ACLU blog post in response to a 2015 NY Times column. It covers interesting topics - the Varian rule (“a simple way to forecast the future is to look at what rich people have today), privacy of the rich, wearables, and the ACLUs plenty to hide position.

In a blog post Friday, the always interesting Paul Krugman weighs in on the future of wearable technology such as the Apple Watch. Acknowledging that he has no special expertise, he predicts that wearable tracking devices will become widespread, and that people will use them not just to monitor themselves, but, as he pithily puts it, so the ubiquitous surveillance net can see them, and give them stuff.”

September 27, 2017 ACLU nytimes privacy