Re: <nettime> Francesca Bria: Our data is valuable. Here's how we can take that value back

[Jaromil <jaromil@dyne.org>]

dear Carlo,

obviously you are reading just an opinion piece for the Guardian's
large audience. I would love if we can find a way so that your
attention is spent on more appropriate information that only you and a
few other people can understand about DECODE.


On Sat, 07 Apr 2018, carlo von lynX wrote:

> Ah cool.. it's nothing I was perceiving as urgent but it's
> always good to know somebody is taking care of that. How
> do blockchains improve air quality?

don't frame us as blockchain shillers please! Francesca wrote only
once: "The Decode project develops decentralized technologies (such as
the blockchain and attribute-based cryptography)" and actually we are
coming out clearly on the fact that a "distributed ledger" is not a
needed component everywhere.

> But GDPR only requires companies not to get caught selling or
> losing data.

I think that if activists will end up framing the GDPR this way, we
will loose touch with a big opportunity given by principled policy
makers that have worked really hard for this little accomplishment.
Which is something that finally has an impact even larger than that of
the Yes Man situationist actions. I think we should just record that
as an impressive achievement and work on the opportunities opened.

As of technology, just like you I don't think "tech solves
problems". Once upon a time there was a term used by Brecht
"Umfunktionierung" which comes at hand to better comprehend a possible
strategy (please ppl don't go to the wikipedia junkyard for an
explanation please, use Walter Benjamin). Of course you are free to
not be part of this strategy and to criticise it: your criticism
expressed on this article fits very well as a reaction of most
socialist parties I know "WTF are we talking about digital, there are
holes to be fixed in the roads!" etc..

ciao


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