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The government funded the early technologies that led to the Internet, venture capitalists are financed by nontechies’ retirement funds, and laws passed in Washington can determine the tech industry’s legal future. Companies launched in the Valley depend on the quick, widespread acceptance of their products by everyone who lives outside their shiny bubble.
You can’t beat politics with new technology all the time. Sometimes you have to actually make sure that politics are in line with what people want. A lot of people are giving up on politics and thinking they can solve issues with technology. These kind of arrogant behaviours towards the rest of the society are a bit disgusting.
Wealth Inequality in America (par politizane)
Google’s chief internet evangelist, Vint Cerf, suggests that privacy is a fairly new development that may not be sustainable. “Privacy may actually be an anomaly,” Cerf said at an FTC event yesterday while taking questions.
« Showing you where your taxes get spent » (Where Does My Money Go?)
« top 10 non-numeric passwords are probably typical for a dating site, but still horrible nonetheless ». (Cupid Media Hack Exposed 42M Passwords — Krebs on Security)
« Next time someone asks why miscreants might want to hack his PC, show him this diagram ». (via The Scrap Value of a Hacked PC, Revisited — Krebs on Security)
L’histoire se répète, les crises et les dérives s’oublient, les comportements les risques et les bulles se recréent dans des recoins de l’économie où la régulation n’est pas encore entrée. Voilà le sentiment fataliste partagé par bon nombre d’économistes et d’observateurs du secteur financier.




