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Social

15 January 2020

Social Media and User Data: Hot Potato or Silver Bullet?

Why the future of Social Media and Digital Identity is decentralised As a start-up entrepreneur, I have a lot of ideas. Like most people, I use technology as a means…

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Social

20 December 2019

Data Leaks & Privacy Violations: It’s Okay to Be Afraid

Another large and egregious Facebook breach reminds us how unsafe our personal data really is. According to WIRED, over 1.2 billion user records collected from Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter users…

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Social

24 October 2019

Did social media bots impact the Canadian federal election?

It’s common knowledge that automated bots impacted the results of the 2016 US Presidential elections. At Peer, we wanted to know if this would likewise affect the results of the Canadian federal…

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Social

10 October 2019

Facebook thinks it’s a government. Here’s why that’s dangerous.

On page 254 of the The Facebook Effect, Mark Zuckerberg states, “In a lot of ways Facebook is more like a government than a traditional company… more than other technology companies we’re really…

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Social

3 October 2019

Decentralized Social Networks Are Coming

Are you ready for it? The future is always arriving. Consider that statement. The future isn’t a far distant thing. It’s already here. The future is always arriving. This is…

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Decentralization

25 May 2019

10 Advantages of Peer-to-Peer Social Networking

Joining decentralized social networks ensures ownership of your social life. Let’s face it. Most social networking platforms exist purely to spy on you so they can serve up “relevant” ads.…

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Social

2 March 2019

Social Media Still Has Promise.

Despite recent problems, social media has lots of potential. It just needs to be fixed. 2018 was not a good year for social media. But is it headed for death?…

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