Dave @davesmyth@mastodon.social
Designer ⇢ https://scruples.studio
Going FB/Google-free at https://belowradar.co.uk
I'm sick and tired of seeing insane anti-v*x propaganda put up with stickers on poles, signs, and subways. So, I'm putting together stickers that can be printed out on label printers and used to cover that nonsense up https://context.center/stickers/
Great tip from Daring Fireball – all iPhone users should know how to quickly hard-lock their phones.
(TL;DR: hold power + either volume button for 2 seconds, or tap power button quickly 5 times on iPhones 8+)
https://daringfireball.net/2022/06/require_a_passcode_to_unlock_your_iphone
New from Below Radar: Privacy’s time is now 💡
Why? Here are 6 factors that point towards a future that’s *more* privacy-focused, not less 👇
📣 Awareness of privacy + harms of tracking
🍏 Privacy pushes in tech
📊 Inaccurate data
🌳 Ethical conflicts
🧑⚖️ Privacy laws
💻 Expanding range of privacy-conscious software
The effects of these factors might take some time to come through, but they are coming.
For businesses who want to get ahead of the curve, privacy’s time is now. 🙌
https://belowradar.co.uk/privacy-now
New from Below Radar: Privacy’s time is now 💡
Why? Here are 6 factors that point towards a future that’s *more* privacy-focused, not less 👇
📣 Awareness of privacy + harms of tracking
🍏 Privacy pushes in tech
📊 Inaccurate data
🌳 Ethical conflicts
🧑⚖️ Privacy laws
💻 Expanding range of privacy-conscious software
The effects of these factors might take some time to come through, but they are coming.
For businesses who want to get ahead of the curve, privacy’s time is now. 🙌
https://belowradar.co.uk/privacy-now
It’s rare you find a product that doesn’t require registration or an email address these days but No-Signup Tools provides a great list of those that don’t
Magic Internet Money stablecoin wobbles
June 18, 2022
https://web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=magic-internet-money-stablecoin-wobbles
Facebook receives sensitive medical information from hospital websites. Shocking but not surprising. 🤷♂️
It’s time we normalised *not* installing the Facebook Pixel on sites and apps.
Organisations aren’t solely responsible: designers, developers, marketers and agencies who *recommend* the Facebook Pixel need to think beyond cheap metrics, too.
More great work from The Markup 👇
https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2022/06/16/facebook-is-receiving-sensitive-medical-information-from-hospital-websites
What is a website? Why should we have one? Why should the web diversify beyond a handful of companies?
This is a great article that touches on all of these things in a beautifully creative way 👇
https://thecreativeindependent.com/essays/laurel-schwulst-my-website-is-a-shifting-house-next-to-a-river-of-knowledge-what-could-yours-be/
Facebook Is Receiving Sensitive Medical Information from Hospital Websites - https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2022/06/16/facebook-is-receiving-sensitive-medical-information-from-hospital-websites
Designer ⇢ https://scruples.studio
Going FB/Google-free at https://belowradar.co.uk
