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Google/Facebook collusion; dark side of Roblox; Encryption and Microsoft's largest deal

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Newsletters • 10 min read

Google/Facebook collusion; dark side of Roblox; Encryption and Microsoft's largest deal

Wiser! #57: Unsealed papers in the US anti-trust against Google has revealed the extent of the collusion with Facebook. Plus: how much does Roblox exploit kids? UK Gov spending half a million on public opinion over E2EE and Microsoft's acquisition of Activision.…

Rick Huckstep • 22 Jan 2022

UK Gov launch PR campaign to change BigTech’s approach to End-to-End Encryption

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Essays • 5 min read

UK Gov launch PR campaign to change BigTech’s approach to End-to-End Encryption

Wiser! Essay: The UK Government has been amongst the most vocal when it comes to opposing BigTech's use of End-to-End Encryption. Now, they are about to spend over half a million £s on a media campaign to persuade Facebook users that its a bad thing.…

Rick Huckstep • 19 Jan 2022

NFT madness; RIP Blackberry; Instagram and Predictions

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NFT madness; RIP Blackberry; Instagram and Predictions

Wiser! #54: Instagram needs to change as TikTok sets the pace. Plus the madness of NFTs, the end of the Blackberry and the origins of the iPhone. Plus more...…

Rick Huckstep • 07 Jan 2022

Even your kid's location data is up for sale!

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Essays • 15 min read

Even your kid's location data is up for sale!

Wiser! Essay: The popular family app Life360 has 33 million users worldwide. It's an app to protect your kids. But the app has been selling its location data to anyone willing to buy it. A guest essay by The Markup…

Rick Huckstep • 16 Dec 2021

Why is TikTok so addictive?; WhatsApp launchs payments on Novi; plus AI, Ethics, Apple & Bitcoin

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Why is TikTok so addictive?; WhatsApp launchs payments on Novi; plus AI, Ethics, Apple & Bitcoin

Wiser! #50: metaFacebook start trials of a cryptocurrency service on WhatsApp using Novi. Plus leaked docs reveal TikTok's secret sauce. And Timnit Gebru launches an AI ethics research team.…

Rick Huckstep • 11 Dec 2021

ex-Google Head of AI launches Ethics Research Group

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ex-Google Head of AI launches Ethics Research Group

Wiser! Essay: When Timnit Gebru raised serious questions about Google's use of AI, she lost her job. One year later and Gebru has launched an AI Ethics Research team.…

Rick Huckstep • 10 Dec 2021

Is Instagram to blame for the rise in self-harm amongst teenage girls?

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Essays • 7 min read

Is Instagram to blame for the rise in self-harm amongst teenage girls?

Wiser! Essay: Rates of self-harm, depression and social anxiety continue to rise amongst teenage girls. The question is why?…

Rick Huckstep • 05 Dec 2021

Tencent and China's BigTech Crackdown; plus Japan's digital currency, social commerce, and NFT is WOTY

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Tencent and China's BigTech Crackdown; plus Japan's digital currency, social commerce, and NFT is WOTY

Wiser! #47: Tencent are the latest to fall foul of China's BigTech Crackdown; consortium of Japanese banks launch a digital currency; the rise of social commerce, plus much more.…

Rick Huckstep • 26 Nov 2021

Tencent forced to stop updating apps in the latest big tech crackdown

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Essays • 4 min read

Tencent forced to stop updating apps in the latest big tech crackdown

Wiser! Essay: China has looked at the West and said "no thanks, we don't want any of that here"...and so started the Big Tech Crackdown that has resulted in record anti-trust fines, failed IPOs and the safety of users coming before the profits of corporations.…

Rick Huckstep • 25 Nov 2021

James T Kirk goes where others have gone before; plus BigTaxes for BigTech, TikTok go shopping, Facebook and more

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James T Kirk goes where others have gone before; plus BigTaxes for BigTech, TikTok go shopping, Facebook and more

Wiser! #40: James T Kirk goes into space; BigTech are about to get Big Taxes; TikTok pushes into e-Commerce as Amazon shuts down China; and Facebook's woeful damage limitation.…

Rick Huckstep • 15 Oct 2021

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China's Big Tech Crackdown

Newsletter #26 (Premium): China has looked at the power of the BigTech monopolies in the USA and said "not happening here!"...and they mean business!…

Rick Huckstep • 06 Aug 2021