Creating sustainable and open technologies for humanity
State of the internet
- No privacy
- Centralized hosting & services
- Closed source software
What happens when you text a friend?
1. You type a message or click a selfie and hit send
2. The message is sent across the internet to your friends
3. Your friend looks at the message or selfie
What REALLY happens when you text a friend?
1. You type a message or click a selfie
2. The text is processed by
2. The message is sent across the internet to your friends
3. Your friend looks at the message or selfie
In reality
A gateway that allows millions of people to access services run by a few large corporations
By Ownership (90%)
Google ecosystem
Search, Youtube, GMail, Drive, Photos, etc.
Facebook ecosystem
Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Messenger
Apple ecosystem
iMessages, iCloud, etc.
By Hosting (90%)
Google Cloud Platform
Facebook Servers
Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services
Myth #1 - Its my data
- You don't own or store that data, they do.
- They can access, use and share your data with others.
- If somebody hacks it, they own the data too.
<one by one show reddit posts, then a million in one page>
Myth #2 - I use them
- You are not using these services, the services are using you
- We humans are just keeping our minds occupied.
- Back then it was books and television. Now it is social media, streaming, etc.
- Nothing wrong in entertainment, but it's not really giving people happiness
Myth #3 - Good intentions
- The people who created these companies have lost control long back.
- Majority stocks are owned by investors making decisions that will make them more money.
Myth #4 - Green Environment
- Power consumption of datacenters and mining farms
- Heavy metal mining and production industry toxicity, electricity
In reality
A gateway that allows millions of people to access services run by a few large corporations
By Ownership (90%)
Google ecosystem
Search, Youtube, GMail, Drive, Photos, etc.
Facebook ecosystem
Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Messenger
Apple ecosystem
iMessages, iCloud, etc.
By Hosting (90%)
Google Cloud Platform
Facebook Servers
Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services
What would we have done without these
- Basically we would be just fine
- Technology has only made it much worse
- For people's happiness
- For the environment
- Economic equality
Powerful tool, but in monkeys' hands
- With great power comes great responsibility
What if this continues?
- China type dystopian surveillence - 1954
But, we can change this
- Thankfully people are waking up
There is more we need to do
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