In the 1980s under Ronald Reagan American military intelligence plastered Afghanistan with posters like the following one, promoting violent religious extremism as a form of invincibility. That old propaganda campaign has come full circle now, as I see very similar thinking (obviously seeded by Russian military intelligence) being propagated by posters (pun intended) on LinkedIn. … Continue reading Afghanistan Disinformation in the Age of LinkedIn→
The buried lede in the story about Palantir’s role in Afghanistan is this sentence: I knew his face. I doubted the computer. I was right. If you doubt Palantir, you’re probably right. In other words, the American company shamelessly built an overpriced and unaccountable “justice” system that tries to paint the world with an overly … Continue reading Lessons of Afghanistan: If you doubt Palantir, you’re probably right.→
Update August 21: Patrick Walsh wrote a post called “unpopular opinion” that agrees with me, and makes almost exactly the same points: I believe Apple is doing right here not simply because of what they’re doing but because of how they’re doing it, which I think is a responsible and privacy-preserving approach to an important … Continue reading If You Like Privacy, Then Love Apple Child Protection Measures→
If you already know an infamous company is run by a white man from South Africa who grew up wealthy during apartheid (hint: his claims of $100K in debt at an early age are admitting his privilege and leverage, also known as credit)… then you might not be surprised to hear that racism is a … Continue reading Racism at Tesla Might Explain Why Their “Autopilot” Crashes So Often→