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

What would we have done without these

Powerful tool, but in monkeys' hands