Winning the spyware wars
The internet is the quintessential free lunch: in exchange for free software and free information, we get free viruses and free spyware. It is a high price to pay for a bargain.
But now the price of internet freedom has begun to fall - companies that litter our computers with annoying pop-up adverts and secret profiling software have begun to clean up their act.
This is the paradox at the heart of the internet’s future: as more and more people make more and more money there, they will be giving away more and more cool things for free, as a vehicle for lucrative advertising. That does not have to be bad news for the consumer: slowly we, the people, are taking control.
Read the entire article HERE.
Who Owns Your Computer?
When technology serves its owners, it is liberating. When it is designed to serve others, over the owner's objection, it is oppressive.
It's the battle to determine who owns your computer.
You own your computer, of course. You bought it. You paid for it. But how much control do you really have over what happens on your machine? Technically you might have bought the hardware and software, but you have less control over what it's doing behind the scenes.
Read the entire article HERE.
But now the price of internet freedom has begun to fall - companies that litter our computers with annoying pop-up adverts and secret profiling software have begun to clean up their act.
This is the paradox at the heart of the internet’s future: as more and more people make more and more money there, they will be giving away more and more cool things for free, as a vehicle for lucrative advertising. That does not have to be bad news for the consumer: slowly we, the people, are taking control.
Read the entire article HERE.
Who Owns Your Computer?
When technology serves its owners, it is liberating. When it is designed to serve others, over the owner's objection, it is oppressive.
It's the battle to determine who owns your computer.
You own your computer, of course. You bought it. You paid for it. But how much control do you really have over what happens on your machine? Technically you might have bought the hardware and software, but you have less control over what it's doing behind the scenes.
Read the entire article HERE.
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