Since 2020, this site has focused on the risks at the intersection of technology and humanity, serving as the missing warning label on emerging technology. If you want to defend your humanity, dignity, and autonomy in a world that seems hellbent on taking it from you, then you’ve come to the right place.
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Drone Deliveries and Surveillance Capitalism
What do you think of when you think of companies like UPS, FedEx, and Amazon? Most likely, you think of logistics, packages, and maybe the occasional present you don’t remember ordering because of… reasons. You don’t think of mass surveillance, but that might change in the not-so-distant future. New data sources are on the horizon… Read more
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PSA: Don’t Get Your Kid a Pet Rabbit
I know this isn’t related to tech, but it’s something important to me, so please forgive the quick PSA. As we approach Easter, it is the season where people get pet rabbits for their children. Don’t do it. They are a commitment you aren’t prepared for. Most people have no idea what is required of… Read more
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The Cult of Conspiracy Theory
I’ve written about conspiracy theories and the tech that spreads them in the past, but I feel the subject needs some revisitation after 2020. 2020 was troubling, with businesses shutting down, people out of work, and looming fear for many people. People with less to do spent more time glued to digital devices. This increased… Read more
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Deepfakes: A Different Threat Than You Thought
I wanted to start my refreshed blog with a post on Deepfakes, but probably not highlighting the threat you expect. For the past couple of years, I’ve said the real threat from Deepfakes is different from the one discussed most of the time. There’s a lot of handwaving and hype focused on one specific threat,… Read more
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Relaunch: Introducing Perilous Tech
2020 has been a hell of a year, but unfortunately, the precedent set by this year will continue its downward trajectory. People spent far too much time with technology and far less time reading. This disconnection led to a break with reality where people burned down 5G towers and believed that a major company was… Read more
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Dangers of Curated Content
You woke up this morning, sat up in bed and grabbed your device to … well … do just about anything. As soon as you opened it, you most likely ran into some form of content that was curated for you. Welcome to the Internet of you. Do you know that your version of… Read more