The Digital Markets Act (DMA) establishes criteria for qualifying large online platforms as so-called gatekeepers, a metaphor for internet monopolies, which keep their data and services locked up for the outer world and only grant access if users comply with their unfair terms of services. This act will essentially prohibit these corporations from abusing their… Continue reading How the EU Digital Markets Act Will Break Social Media Monopolies
The Network Effect of WhatsApp Debunked: How Easy it is to Break Out
In my last post, I explained why it is important that you get rid of WhatsApp as soon as possible. You might ask yourself how this would be possible since almost everybody around you uses WhatsApp as their main or only instant messenger. WhatsApp is the most commonly used instant messenger in Europe and North… Continue reading The Network Effect of WhatsApp Debunked: How Easy it is to Break Out
Why you Should Stop Using WhatsApp
The data-privacy issues around WhatsApp have reached a critical state. After the acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook they constantly increase the amount of data being collected and use it to fuel recommendation algorithms of their other services. Data privacy in WhatsApp? It does not exist Have you ever asked yourself why Facebook is constantly asking… Continue reading Why you Should Stop Using WhatsApp
The Facebook Papers: How Facebook Ruins the World for Profit
It all began in September 2021 when The Wall Street Journal started to publish a series of articles called The Facebook Files: A Wall Street Journal Investigation. It is based on a review of internal Facebook documents, including research reports, online employee discussions, and drafts of presentations to senior management. The allegations range from allowing… Continue reading The Facebook Papers: How Facebook Ruins the World for Profit
Will Facebook’s Metaverse launch a new Era of the Internet?
In June 2021 Mark Zuckerberg announced a new Facebook project called the metaverse in an interview with The Verge. Since then, there has not been a lot of new information regarding the project. This changed a couple of days ago when Facebook released a blog post that they are going to hire 10,000 employees across… Continue reading Will Facebook’s Metaverse launch a new Era of the Internet?
What is Matrix and how does it compare to other Instant Messengers?
Matrix is an open-source project that publishes the Matrix open standard for secure, decentralized, real-time communication. In this blog post, I will compare the Matrix protocol with some of the most commonly used centralized instant messengers, namely Whats App, Signal, and Telegram. For a comparison of all instant messaging protocols in a spreadsheet format refer… Continue reading What is Matrix and how does it compare to other Instant Messengers?