@ap236 Why do you have a ✅ in your name? Why a 🇩🇪 and ☢️?
After discussion decentralization and federation with @indi I've started looking up more about security and privacy. What are the good and bad about federated services?
https://infosec-handbook.eu/blog/federation-myths/
@indi on a related topic, have you heard about the Centre for Humane Technology? I have found their suggestions to be very interesting.
This article makes the point that a major reason non-creepy social networks fail is they are made by tech geeks like me that focus on under the hood tech and not making a fun experience with good new features.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/11/openbook-is-the-latest-dream-of-a-digital-life-beyond-facebook/
Hello! By way of #introduction I am a computer programmer and newish father who is interested in #Nintendo, network security and privacy, and #StarTrek. It's been a good year for me.
How are you?
I've been really enjoying #NineParchments from #FrozenByte on the #Nintendo Switch. I don't typically play twin stick shooters or run & guns. Would I find most this fun?
First patch is in, which fixes some common complaints.
The Supreme Court of Canada rules to uphold privacy protections for text messages
What I really want is a social network that lets you put posts in categories. And people can say 'No, I don't want Shawn's political posts, yes I do want his tech posts. No, he posts too much about Star Trek.'
More likely: Yes to personal updates, no to everything else.
I guess I just described Google+. Why aren't new social network sites incorporating this innovation?