Cory Doctorow on Nostr: Apps are a twiddler's playground. Not only can they "customize" every interaction you ...
Apps are a twiddler's playground. Not only can they "customize" every interaction you have with them, but they can block you (or researchers seeking to help you) from recording and analyzing the app's activities. Worse: digital transactions are *intimate*, contained to the palm of your hand.
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