From big tech for big tech
Big Tech, also referred to as the tech giants or tech titans, is a collective term for the largest and most influential technology companies in the world. It commonly denotes the five dominant firms in the U.S. technology industry—Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, and Meta (Facebook)—which are also the largest companies in the world by market capitalization. Other companies sometimes included in the grouping include Nvidia, Tesla, Oracle, and Netflix.
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But we need to acknowledge that the marketing worked a treat and having nabu casa/OHF in the boat (CSA club) even seems to give it more legitimation for a user base which usually want values such as sustainable, privacy and local control (features that matter devices all in lack of apperantly)
Surveillance capitalism is a concept in political economics which denotes the widespread collection and commodification of personal data by corporations. This phenomenon is distinct from government surveillance, although the two can be mutually reinforcing. The concept of surveillance capitalism, as described by Shoshana Zuboff, is driven by a profit-making incentive, and arose as advertising companies, led by Google's AdWords, saw the possibilities of using personal data to target consumers mo...
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