Lessons learned are important. I will miss G+.

Lessons learned are important. I will miss G+.
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Originally shared by Animal Lovers

Saying goodbye to Google+
A great read...

https://www.embracelife.tech/new-content/2019/3/7/on-the-shoulders-of-google

Facebook had data-sharing arrangements with more than 150 companies , according to a December report in the New York...

Facebook had data-sharing arrangements with more than 150 companies , according to a December report in the New York Times. The deals helped Facebook gain more users, according to the report, and its partners were able to access user data without obtaining consent. Many of the partnerships ended years ago, the Times noted, but the deals with Amazon and Apple were ongoing at the time of the story.
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https://www.ktnv.com/news/national/while-facebook-had-major-outage-report-details-companys-criminal-investigation

Well, that was the POINT of them, wasn't it?!

Well, that was the POINT of them, wasn't it?!
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Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

Once hailed as unhackable, blockchains are now getting hacked

http://flip.it/GU9cg1
http://flip.it/GU9cg1

We've been told!

We've been told! Details at https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/9231049?p=web_notification_alternatives&visit_id=636853491941648583-3058344269&rd=1

I've already left G+ groups that have equivalents on Facebook/MeWe and which I've joined. I'm wondering if perhaps I should consider looking for a replacement for Google Calendar? Part of the advantage in using it as my homepage in Firefox, is that I get a widget to other Google apps, and the G+ widget. If G+ is gone, then maybe it's time to find something else.

I've already replaced Google search with DuckDuckGo. It's ok for 95% of my searches, and I go to GoogleSearch for the last 5%.
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China is in the early stages of setting up a data protection regulatory system to police Facebook’s Chinese...

China is in the early stages of setting up a data protection regulatory system to police Facebook’s Chinese counterparts. Chinese companies are increasingly finding that the days of collecting data without public scrutiny are over—and Chinese consumers are vocally standing up for their own privacy in ways not seen before. For this reason, a number of scholars hailed 2018 as the year when the Chinese public awakened to privacy.

Unexpected.
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https://slate.com/technology/2019/02/china-consumer-data-protection-privacy-surveillance.html

I think the common ground is the desire to use social media and forums maliciously for their own ends.

I think the common ground is the desire to use social media and forums maliciously for their own ends.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-02/internet-trolls-arent-who-i-thought-ginger-gorman-troll-hunting/10767690

I joined LJ back in 2004, and still have my account there.

I joined LJ back in 2004, and still have my account there. I also moved on to Dreamwidth and have my account there. I'd still be active on each if the people I had as contacts were still there. A few are, but there's a limit to how much SocialMedia stuff I do.
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/the-linux-of-social-media-how-livejournal-pioneered-then-lost-web-blogging/

Is this article fake? ;-)

Is this article fake? ;-)
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http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/how-much-of-the-internet-is-fake.html