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Henry Fraser

London 5 posts
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Does the internet know you better than you know yourself?

Facebook's algorithms analyse every action by every user as a signal, cross-reference it against the actions of millions of other users, and feed everything back into the system. They literally know more about you than you know about yourself. »

on privacy, surveillance, Facebook, power, personal data, algorithms, manipulation, social networks, freedom, data, protection, technology 06 September 2018

A crazy idea about privacy

Why is it me who has to read and accept their privacy policy? It's my personal data we're talking about, isn't it? Shouldn't I be the one calling the shots? »

on privacy, policy, power, social networks, internet, information sphere, data, protection, automation, apples, podcast 13 August 2018

Why let twitter limit us?

To be sure, twitter has 'democratised' our public conversation, giving millions of people a voice. The problem is, the format encourages miscommunication and inflexible antagonism. Almost every issue worth talking about has nuance to it, but twitter doesn't leave enough room for nuance. »

on twitter, information sphere, social media, public conversation, free speech, democracy 11 August 2018

Do lawyers do more harm than good?

To make the best of a career in commercial law, lawyers need to get creative about costs. Cheaper ways of building new legal arrangements will lead to new business structures and better incentive engineering. »

on legal technology, law firms, innovation, technology, career, 80,000 hours, effective altruism, earning to give, commercial law, rule of law 15 July 2018

Legal technology won't fulfil its promise until it is properly targeted

Law is an information business. Law firms - the commercial / transactional groups at least - make money by controlling, and selling guided access to valuable information. »

on legal technology, law firms, innovation, AI, know-how, templates, valuable information, conceptual frameworks 23 March 2018
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