Friday thoughts: 1) Dont swap your #biometricdata for a discount at Panera Sandwiches 2) The US Needs a Federal #Privacy Law - which would cover social media vs banning TT and the Supreme Court deciding on #section230 3) Today is…lnkd.in/grjttYNU lnkd.in/gXvF3BA7

Loving the trend of ecommerce marketers checking in before "tentpole" events like Mothers Day or Fathers Day and asking if their email recipients want to selectively "opt-out" for that day or event. Its proactive, its email courtesy, it's respectful. Th…lnkd.in/gUd3gy8R

Excellent historical review in the #nytimes about the 1850s in #austrailia when a Black American Man was among the leaders of a Boston Tea Party like protest called the #EurekaStockade. #blackhistoryisworldhistory #multiculturalaustralia #goldrush lnkd.in/gsUU8abp

We need a US Federal #Privacy Law ASAP. This would allow us to fine and even regulate a #TikTok (vs an awkward and ill-enforced ban). But it would also make US citizens has the same rights as #EU citizens. #Facebook is an Am…lnkd.in/gM7Qne4U lnkd.in/gsWfGwA9

Universal Health Care unlocks innovation, promotes longevity, and is the "civil" move for industrialised societies. The US should become more efficient, effective and healthy by adding a public layer of health insurance in additio…lnkd.in/gdNwKZRw lnkd.in/gEMNnJeM

The resilience of #WFH as measured by a #NYTimes Survey. lnkd.in/g5C9-AVe The solution for employers isn’t to ban remote work, though. It’s also not to adopt invasive monitoring of keystrokes or some other supposed indicator of productivity. That…lnkd.in/gfq3rDha

New academic article on the potential future of a decentralised and (semi) decorporatized #socialmedia system. Interesting analysis including an independent #algorithmstore which I fully agree is forthcoming/needed: Third, we in…lnkd.in/gQZQG6w7 lnkd.in/giDCcSGz

Interesting / Terrifying AI presentation. Simple graphics wrapped in a bit of Silicon Valley speak but the takeaway is act now. When an industry says "regulate me" seems appropriate to listen and add guard-rails. Tristan is comparing the power of AI to…lnkd.in/eqXwxYnd

breakthru alert via Axios reverse ATMs. spreading at amusement and ball parks - these machines accept cash and turn currency into a Visa or Mastercard that may or may not be reloadable. Allowing those without credit cards to turn…lnkd.in/gvZwFmE4 lnkd.in/g2_78pEr

Before we close the books on April there was a great opinion article in the NYT that I wanted to share with this audience. #onlineads #surveillance #optout #databrokers I found this a distilled explanation what what goes on in #behavioral #targeting and…lnkd.in/gt9iq-Zq

lnkd.in/gpmyBad7 Roy Wood Jr talks about the costs of journalism on many levels and then goes into local journalism. and his mom, tying it back to local journalism again via her civil rights work in the 60s that was reporte…lnkd.in/g5tAfrNJ lnkd.in/gf-dZqin

#aidevelopment #AIregulation Had an interesting discussion this weekend. If we can't "keep up with AI" via regulation. The other option is to regulate the people making AI themselves. Create a new oath-tied career field. I thin…lnkd.in/ehrtT-kC lnkd.in/eKBC8Ywj

#artificialmorality can machines have a self of consequence? lnkd.in/gD6KaRnN

First known freeways discovered under the jungle via LiDAR in Gautamala with discovery of new Mayan civilizations. In another life path, I would have been an archaeologist…. Now I just post about it lnkd.in/gkHJrHZR

AI debate brings back the core of our current human condition - data creation, data curation and data ownership - into focus. Let's learn the lessons from our failures in Web 1.0 and 2.0 to proactively address and account for huma…lnkd.in/gvPh_Bvi lnkd.in/gngG8zwm

#ICYMI #Newchip #accelerator is #bankrupt This firm used LinkedIn aggressively for recruiting. It WAS a pay-for-play "startup bootcamp" model intended to 1) scale business and 2) match them with funders. Most founders who were du…lnkd.in/ghMfBhkj lnkd.in/g8SzTC8C

To all the #contentcreators who said "I HAD to be on TikTok" as if you had no agency....and no ability to make a better choice for yourself or your business... and your data. Congrats, all your #PII is now handled by the #PRC! #d…lnkd.in/gFG9HYCE lnkd.in/gXsuj6gi

This (potential) service is far from "free" - the cost of your data, your personal info and your freedom are "priced in" making you the product. Telecomm data is some of the richest but also the most authentic digital data avail…lnkd.in/g5zYWgpZ lnkd.in/gh2KMKVw

Do you spend time on video calls? Would you like to improve how you communicate in that medium? Check out this #BetterOn free webinar next week with the ever helpful Ryan Carey. You are guaranteed to take away a few great tips and maybe more. #persona…lnkd.in/gC8ahBQ3

“Desperate Times Call For Excessive Lobbying” #facebookreceipts lnkd.in/efkwwteD