After writing another post on Facebook and the recent privacy scandals I deleted it all; because it’s not about Facebook at all.
It’s about alternatives (preferably which can not be “acquired”, but this is a topic for a different post) and this is exactly why moved all my writing to Micro.blog.
∞ Facebook Sharply Increases Estimate of How Many Users’ Information Was Harvested By Cambridge Analytica
Facebook on Wednesday said the personal information of up to 87 million people, most of them Americans, may have been improperly shared during the 2016 election with Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm connected to President Trump.
I won’t be the least surprised if this number will still increase quit a bit in the coming weeks.
∞ Lasting appeal of RSS
Still, the lasting appeal of RSS remains the parts that haven’t changed: the unfiltered view of the open web, and the chance to make your own decisions about what you find there.
It’s great to see a recent uptake in RSS popularity. In my opinion RSS is one of the most valuable tools of the internet. And although probably not growing in new users for quite some time, for people still onboard, including myself, RSS never stopt providing it’s value.
Being a open standard really proves it’s value and resilience.
If someone is looking a basic but dependable RSS service I can recommend Feedbin.
“Measure your success by the success of others.” Dave Winer
Seems only natural to stumble upon a striking quote by Dave Winer browsing a micro.blog. (Dave more or less invented blogging and RSS syndication and has the longest continuously running blog on the Internet).
∞ Cloudflare launches
Cloudflare’s mission is to help build a better Internet. We’re excited today to take another step toward that mission with the launch of 1.1.1.1 — the Internet’s fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service. … for most Internet users, when they connect to an ISP, or a coffee shop wifi hot spot, or a mobile network then the network operator will dictate what DNS resolver to use. … The problem is that these DNS services are often slow and not privacy respecting.
Although I like Cloudflare, I’m not sure what to think regarding there recent news regarding their own DNS service.
I do think it’ great that they bring an alternative DNS service (with great performance and seemingly a strong focus on privacy). But I have some reservations regarding centralising DNS at a company which already controls 80% of the western internet.
∞ A List Apart's 20th anniversary view on the centralising of the internet in to only a handful of all-powerful networks
“In recent years, we’ve seen our rich universe of diverse, creative blogs and sites implode—leaving fewer and fewer channels available to new voices. As more content centralizes into a handful of all-powerful networks, there’s a dreary sameness in perspective and presentation. …. This creeping monopolization is a sad echo of how media worked in the 20th century. It doesn’t reflect 21st century diversity and empowerment. It’s not the web’s promise. It’s not how it’s supposed to be.”
I couldn’t agree more to this statement. With some centralized players growing more powerfull with each day passing, it’s more important to support diversity, independent content creation and keep ownership of your content.