The hottest Substack posts of The Techtualist

And their main takeaways
39 implied HN points 16 Mar 22
  1. The term 'the metaverse' is used more frequently than 'a metaverse,' implying a singular, dominant digital landscape.
  2. Different stakeholders have varying visions of 'the metaverse', leading to uncertainty about its true nature and scope.
  3. The concept of a singular metaverse controlled by one entity raises questions about corporate influence and the need to consider a diverse range of metaverses.
19 implied HN points 14 Oct 22
  1. Privacy in America is often associated with physical spaces and tangible items, not with digital data.
  2. Data practices today, though seemingly intangible, have real consequences and can be used against individuals, even for intimate matters like pregnancy or criminal investigations.
  3. Location data, even seemingly harmless, can be used to make detailed inferences about individuals' lives, impacting decisions made by various organizations.
0 implied HN points 13 Nov 22
  1. An unauthorized leak of State Bar of California exam results occurred in July '22.
  2. The leak involved two data breaches revealing individual’s pass/fail status before official release.
  3. The leak led to panic among exam takers and raised concerns about privacy and security measures.