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This is scary. #privacy #IndieWeb https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/10/tracking-your-pregnancy-an-app-may-be-more-public-than-you-thin

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This is scary. #privacy #IndieWeb https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/10/tracking-your-pregnancy-an-app-may-be-more-public-than-you-think/?utm_term=.b24cfc6b2d62 Owning your health data (choosing to colllect it) is one of highest forms of privacy.

“Forty million dollars is a lot of money to have before you have product-market fit, and when you have a mandate from investors to scale.” I want all

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“Forty million dollars is a lot of money to have before you have product-market fit, and when you have a mandate from investors to scale.” I want all the toys without the VC garbage #oer19

@smythkrs Also good reminder digital isn't open. They both empower each other but are still mutually exclusive but super excited about project and can

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@smythkrs Also good reminder digital isn't open. They both empower each other but are still mutually exclusive but super excited about project and can't wait for posts.

we wanted to have the first issue out in May but a little behind (who knew launching a journal with no institutional t support would be hard) still lo

we wanted to have the first issue out in May but a little behind (who knew launching a journal with no institutional t support would be hard) still look for folks to join team https://samizdat.jgregorymcverry.com

Also why I believe more in hyper-local web rather than or in conjunction with a decentralized web. Let's root literacy, which is what the web is, in s

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Also why I believe more in hyper-local web rather than or in conjunction with a decentralized web. Let's root literacy, which is what the web is, in schools and libraries where it always belonged. Children used to do identity work online. growth is now commodified

Think places like #IndieWeb #oer19 #rhizo15 #clmooc #walkmyworld and #ds106 provide a model, we don't need massive amounts of funding just fundamental

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Think places like #IndieWeb #oer19 #rhizo15 #clmooc #walkmyworld and #ds106 provide a model, we don't need massive amounts of funding just fundamental focus on learner contributing knowledge in production based ways with local networks contributing to the larger goal

@davcormier most of these now tools exist. We can do this bunch of us already gathering ideas here: https://indieweb.org/Indieweb_for_Education Curing

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@davcormier most of these now tools exist. We can do this bunch of us already gathering ideas here: https://indieweb.org/Indieweb_for_Education Curing data fetishization around analytics not so much,

Who is going to help build a pro-social web? – Dave’s Educational Blog #IndieWeb #DigPed #edtechchat

http://davecormier.com/edblog/2019/04/06/who-is-going-to-help-build-a-pro-social-web/

Tell the parent the best thing you can do to teach your child about the internet is have them finish the sentence, "My url is..."

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Tell the parent the best thing you can do to teach your child about the internet is have them finish the sentence, "My url is..."

At same time "But. If we all turn away from the internet, who is going to be writing the story of our culture moving forward?" facebook !=internet. th

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At same time "But. If we all turn away from the internet, who is going to be writing the story of our culture moving forward?" facebook !=internet. that is a HUGE problem. Let parents know that first. Let them know they should fight for basic web literacy in school.

Yes this! https://twitter.com/Autumm/status/1116084075696152577 Network choice is always about agency.

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Yes this! https://twitter.com/Autumm/status/1116084075696152577 Network choice is always about agency.

@Autumm great thread, and no never tell local network how to operate But I model/evangelize not using platforms that disagree with my views of basic h

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@Autumm great thread, and no never tell local network how to operate But I model/evangelize not using platforms that disagree with my views of basic human rights while encouraging everyone to blog on http://davecormier.com/edblog/2019/04/06/who-is-going-to-help-build-a-pro-social-web/#comments like its 2007 (though I prefer webmentions)

@ghenrick ahh I didn't even see the tracking stuff. I focused on the permissions stuff. The third party ad network wordpress.com uses served fat-shami

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@ghenrick ahh I didn't even see the tracking stuff. I focused on the permissions stuff. The third party ad network wordpress.com uses served fat-shaming ads on my student's blog about overcoming eating disorders. that pissed me off to no end

@ghenrick but many are 100% unnecessary I think we both agree we have to encourage small communities that provide agentive alternatives to the corpora

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@ghenrick but many are 100% unnecessary I think we both agree we have to encourage small communities that provide agentive alternatives to the corporate web. #0ER19 and my mobile comment wasn't desktop privilege more a call for PWAs

@ghenrick Which of those permissions scare you? Granted I don't use it on my phone, I keep so few apps, but those do not relate to any data harvesting

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@ghenrick Which of those permissions scare you? Granted I don't use it on my phone, I keep so few apps, but those do not relate to any data harvesting more functionality.

Plus with the work @jimgroom @cogdog @timmyboy and @reclaimhosting around #DoOO and teaching this way for for over a dozen years believe in my heart o

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Plus with the work @jimgroom @cogdog @timmyboy and @reclaimhosting around #DoOO and teaching this way for for over a dozen years believe in my heart of hearts something #oer19 special when you give someone (and it takes) a place online

We now have thirty years of data with learning on the web to know keeping learning is as plain HTML as possible is most resilient, reproducible, acces

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We now have thirty years of data with learning on the web to know keeping learning is as plain HTML as possible is most resilient, reproducible, accessible, and also greatest source of onboarding into computer science and developer careers #oer19

Too many ready to declare facebook the winner or think learning requires best UI rather than You and I. An HTML first world works for #OER19 and #OER1

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Too many ready to declare facebook the winner or think learning requires best UI rather than You and I. An HTML first world works for #OER19 and #OER19 must work for an HTML first world.

Greatest way to ensure t spread of knowledge and fight continued colonization of web is focus on web literacy. #oer19

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Greatest way to ensure t spread of knowledge and fight continued colonization of web is focus on web literacy. #oer19

Though ease and access is what tools provide. Need middle ground. Learning was and never will be fritctionless. Especially reading and writing always

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Though ease and access is what tools provide. Need middle ground. Learning was and never will be fritctionless. Especially reading and writing always been a source of power and a way to empower. So for me mission of #oer19 same mission of #literacies