“Ubiquitous surveillance now is like cigarette smoke was in the 1970s: it seemed unavoidable, with a seemingly invincible lobby, but it was ultimately eradicable”

What Happens Next Will Amaze You, une conférence de Maciej Ceglowski transcrite sur Idle Words

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Good morning!  Today’s talk is being filmed, recorded and transcribed, and everything I say today will leave an indelible trace online. In other words, it’s just a normal day on the Internet.

Ad-clicking robots make up 10-50% of online advertising clicks. “Advertisers end up right back where they started, still not knowing which half of their advertising budget is being wasted. Except in the process they’ve destroyed our privacy.”