[HacktionLab] We need to talk about Facebook

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HAI

As accessible networks go:

The real challenge is to offer alternatives. For the moment there is some 
stuff as far as email (axtivix, riseup, squat.net etc) and microblogging 
(statusnet:  indy.im etc) but nothing as far as faecesbook is concerned.
The email servers are not really for the masses either.

Would it not be a good idea to have a real crowd funded mail server 
project where people can actually have a mail account without being 
introduced etc AND where the admin crew guarantees that no data are used 
or sold at all?

As far as faecesbook alternatives are concerned, diapora does not seem to 
be ready for real world deployment codewise, let alone that there is 
'physical' infrastructure to run a social media network for the masses.
Please note that even if diaspora was ready, it would still require a 
critical mass of users to work properly. IMHO, this last bit could only be 
achieved by broadcasting into faecesbook in a way similar to what 
statusnet does with twitter.

As far as 'telling ppl that they are making the wrong choices' goes:

As mentioned earlier (and drowned in carcirogenic mobile airwaves ;), it's 
really about WHAT is fed to the coporate cloud data harvesters and HOW, as 
opposed to which one of them.

I believe telling ppl to 'encrypt their emails' does not address this at 
all, while it's much easier to use an alias or even separate personas for 
different purposes (which also does not prevent anyone from using PKI 
encryption \o/)

At the bottom line, I believe that all this can only work is both of the 
above mentioned things are addressed ( whats wrong with corporate cloud 
infrastructure feeding AND where can you get the same benefits without 
having to give up your privacy)

kizziz
IAH



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On Tue, 27 Nov 2012, mickfuzz wrote:

> I'd be really interesting in talking about how we can make our work and
> our networks more accessible.
>
> I think the original article starts well by admitting that they can be
> annoying.
> " Encrypted communication with autonomous servers is not perceived as
> liberating but rather as annoying."
>
> and then saying that maybe people who use face book *aren't* ignorant
> but are making a choice.
>
> But then it descends into telling people that they are making the wrong
> decision.
> "Get on your comrades' nerves. Point out to them that by feeding
> Facebook they have chosen the wrong side!"
>
> Which just seems like a really bad tactical decision if you want people
> to come your way.
>
> Jesus! So close and yet so far!
> Me and Protag did a pretty accessible show / workshop at the OK cafe.
> I'll try to get an outline together.
> We actually had people asking if we could come back an do a workshop on
> how to encrypt your email.
>
> :)
> Mick
>
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