Yo, Mozilla! Step It Up, Please!
I received an email from Mozilla today. I’m including it verbatim, except with all links and names removed. And I’m writing this from the perspective… Read More »Yo, Mozilla! Step It Up, Please!
Bill Fitzgerald
Zoom, Mining Content for Fun and ??
UPDATE 2: August 8, 5:00 AM Pacific On August 7, Zoom updated their terms to include a line that specifies that Zoom will only use… Read More »Zoom, Mining Content for Fun and ??
Down
Between the slow motion train wreck that is Twitter, and the Reddit’s crisis management approach resulting in the overwhelming majority of the subreddits going dark,… Read More »Down
The Microplastic of the Web
This post looks at a collection of accounts on different online platforms. While the accounts described in this post are just spammy at this point… Read More »The Microplastic of the Web
So Much COPPA, So Little Time
Yesterday, the FTC kicked the carcass of Edmodo for allegedly violating COPPA. Edmodo was fined $6 million, but the fine is suspended because Edmodo shut… Read More »So Much COPPA, So Little Time
Our Definition of Harm Is Harmful
In April 2023, the class action lawsuit against Illuminate Education was thrown out because the judge in the case determined that the people whose data… Read More »Our Definition of Harm Is Harmful
Old Stuff, New Stuff – Past Work in the News
Over the last couple months, work I did over the last few years has resurfaced in some fun and interesting ways. GoodRX, the FTC, and… Read More »Old Stuff, New Stuff – Past Work in the News
This Post Is Not About the Fediverse (1)
A long, long time ago, I worked as part of a team doing open source software development, primarily on the web. A lot of our… Read More »This Post Is Not About the Fediverse (1)
Out of Gas
Gas is the latest app to get attention from the hand-waving wing of the edtech press. In general, I try and ignore coverage of “the… Read More »Out of Gas
Post.news Could Improve Their Privacy Practices
A good number of journalists are creating accounts on post.news, so I figured I’d take a look and see what the fuss is about. Surprisingly,… Read More »Post.news Could Improve Their Privacy Practices