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Is Google really doing away with behavioural ad-targeting?

Google’s latest announcement regarding ad-targeting changes generated quite a few headlines (Click the links to read the stories). The Wall Street Journal: “Google to stop selling ads based on your specific web browsing” Mashable: “Google Says It Will Stop Targeting Ads Based On User’s Browsing History” Digiday: “Google will end…

Google

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Is Google really doing away with behavioural ad-targeting?
Is Google really doing away with behavioural ad-targeting?
Google

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Published in Dev Genius

·Aug 13, 2022

Beware these data traps

‘Data-driven’ is the decision-making philosophy that’s been in vogue for the past few years, with the d-word having a growing influence on corporations and people’s lives. …

Data

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Beware these diabolical data traps
Beware these diabolical data traps
Data

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Aug 12, 2022

How much is enough?

Between stuff of the material world and stuff of the mind, it is common to see people go overboard without knowing how much is too much. The consequences can range from mild (running out of washing powder too quickly) to detrimental (Losing yourself in metric purgatory). I will take you…

Overuse

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How much is enough?
How much is enough?
Overuse

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Nov 14, 2021

Digital Privacy — temporary and less temporary solutions

I’ve spent a fair amount of time over the past year reading and writing about privacy policies and how to lead a more private digital life, and chances are that you have too. There are several symptoms of the digital privacy problem that plague the average user — Crooked privacy…

Privacy

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Digital Privacy — temporary and less temporary solutions
Digital Privacy — temporary and less temporary solutions
Privacy

6 min read


Jun 12, 2021

Some ‘normal’ things that shouldn’t be

Peer pressure is a powerful thing — what we see people around us do shapes our notion of how life should be lived and how things should be done, even more so when we’re subtly shamed for not conforming. But when you peek under the hood, not everything makes sense…

Hustle

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Some ‘normal’ things that shouldn’t be
Some ‘normal’ things that shouldn’t be
Hustle

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Mar 11, 2021

The Verkada breach is not (only) about security

Verkada is a tech company founded in 2016 that offers surveillance solutions for enterprise customers. This is how they describe themselves on LinkedIn: Earlier today, news broke that hackers were able to gain access to Verkada’s “Super Admin” feature which allows the user to see live and archived footage of…

Verkada

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The Verkada breach is not (only) about security
The Verkada breach is not (only) about security
Verkada

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Published in The Startup

·Feb 28, 2021

Dodging the doomscroll

Democracy is in danger. Climate change will kill us all. Income inequality is out of line. Life expectancy is declining. Wherever you look on the internet, the torrent of bad news is inescapable. This phenomenon has a term — doomscrolling. When you open up your favourite social media or news…

News

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Dodging the doomscroll
Dodging the doomscroll
News

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Published in The Startup

·Jan 8, 2021

Frisking the New WhatsApp Privacy Policy

WhatsApp is a popular messaging app that has 2 billion users worldwide, delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day. India is by far its biggest market, with 350 million users. It was launched in 2009, and once claimed “Respect for your privacy is coded into our DNA”. In 2014 came…

Privacy

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Frisking the New WhatsApp Privacy Policy
Frisking the New WhatsApp Privacy Policy
Privacy

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Published in The Startup

·Dec 23, 2020

Owning Your Digital Footprint | What, Why, and How

Hey there! In the wake of Instagram’s latest privacy policy update (which Madonna has taken to town), it feels timely to mull over the subject of digital privacy, the phrase which has made this guy a leading contender for Earth’s Most Evil Face. This post will cover: What digital privacy…

Online Privacy

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Owning Your Digital Footprint | What, Why and How
Owning Your Digital Footprint | What, Why and How
Online Privacy

12 min read


May 15, 2020

The anatomy of a wish

Even on the most ordinary day, one can find interesting conversation popping up out of nowhere. Now, like most individuals, Tom hated missing the elevator by a whisker. He was low-key overjoyed when he was able to slide in through closing doors just in time, and doubly glad to see…

Fiction

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The anatomy of a wish
The anatomy of a wish
Fiction

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