| Christopher Barry on 12 Sep 2016 14:00:49 -0700 |
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| Re: [PLUG] do no evil |
On Mon, 12 Sep 2016 08:26:05 -0400 jeff <jeffv@op.net> wrote: >https://twitter.com/musalbas/status/775261347122671616 > >according to this, Google Maps is on, tracking your location, even if >you uninstall it. 'Fix' is to turn off GPS and use it only if/when you >need it. > >___________________________________________________________________________ >Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- >http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - >http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General >Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug The answer here, IMHO, lies in decentralization. We need a distributed network paradigm where everyone is both a node and a router, traffic moves encrypted, TOR-like, anonymously through this mesh. Yes, there will be latencies. Yes, there will be backbones that need to be hopped onto, and accounts therewith. Yes, there will need to be a lot of node/routers for it to work in any useful way. Initially, it'll suck. But it can thrive, and it will help to solve a lot of these issues. Initially, it will be optimal for asynchronous types of communication, like text messaging and voice messaging. Over time, with massive market penetration of inexpensive devices, and new satellite relay systems based on micro-sats, it could be a global, highly redundant distributed framework for everyone to communicate through. The centralized cloud/service corral we're being herded into is anti-freedom, anti-privacy, and anti-personal control. Resist it. -- Regards, Christopher ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug