"The business model of free is the business model of corporate surveillance. "

[Rupert]

Littleman posted this on "Quotes that hit home"

it has taken several days to take the time to watch the 3 mins of "Free is a Lie"

On how Google, Facebook and the NSA use your data:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldhHkVjLe7A

But I took out loads.
One is what NFFC has been telling me for years, but I struggle with, as my head works differently, but I know it is right.
its about design experience

The other is the surveillance.  I think we all hate it.

The next is the new phone on crowd funding.  well why not?:

https://ind.ie/phone/

[littleman]

Yeah, it is a good lecture, but it is not going to put you in a good mood though.  It is a familiar theme here in the Core.  I do disagree with the speaker though on his dismissal of open source, I believe it has a more than negligible positive effect.

[Rupert]

I see it as "there is hope" 

[rcjordan]

First we were told we were getting surveilled because we were using the product for free. Now we have to pay to be surveilled? --bsky