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3 out of 4 U.S. Facebook users unaware their online behavior gets tracked

Even after a year of privacy scandals making headlines, most FB users are still blissfully unaware.

[Λ•]rtist: Elaine CK (Copyright)

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Utopian Dreams Newsletter | Issue 0x02

Contents    0.  Where did the word ‘Taser’ come from? A century-old racist science fiction novel    1.  How to: Circumvent Online Censorship    2.  Three quarters of US Facebook users unaware their online behavior gets tracked    3.  Apple Is Part of the Privacy “Shadow Economy” of Surveillance Capitalism   4.  San Diego’s Smart Streetlights Yield a Firehose of Data    5.  Why tech giants don’t need to spy on you to know what you’re up to    6.  Hoaxed: Warning of incoming North Korea missile attack via hacked webcam

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How to: Circumvent Online Censorship

When someone who controls your net connection filters or blocks a site, you can almost always use a circumvention tool to get to the information you need.

There are different ways of beating Internet censorship. Some protect you from surveillance, but many do not.

[Λ•]rtist: Neil Branquinho (Copyright)

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Utopian Dreams Newsletter | Issue 0x02

Contents    0.  Where did the word ‘Taser’ come from? A century-old racist science fiction novel    1.  How to: Circumvent Online Censorship    2.  Three quarters of US Facebook users unaware their online behavior gets tracked    3.  Apple Is Part of the Privacy “Shadow Economy” of Surveillance Capitalism   4.  San Diego’s Smart Streetlights Yield a Firehose of Data    5.  Why tech giants don’t need to spy on you to know what you’re up to    6.  Hoaxed: Warning of incoming North Korea missile attack via hacked webcam

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Starpunk | Utopian Dreams Email Newsletter Issue 0x02

Full Version: https://starpunk.gitlab.io/utopian-dreams/2019.01.25

Starpunk is an informal project by artists and techies.

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   Find out more about Starpunk.

(Note: we’re still starting up, so some pages may not be online yet.)

   Read an excerpt from this newsletter issue below…

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0 - Introduction 1 - Blog 2 - Utopian Dreams

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              Welcome to the Utopian Dreams newsletter.

Starpunk is an informal project by artists and techies to help connect independent artists with fans who value their work.

Our core values are human rights – emphasising the rights of women, LGBT, Native, Latin, Asian, black and biracial/multiethnic populations around the world. We celebrate all humanity and highlight the value of underrepresented voices in science fiction. Although many tend to forget, this includes older, non-neurotypical and disabled people.

This isn’t about “inclusion” as a trendy buzzword. It’s about not excluding the world’s majority as our global culture enters the future.

The most fascinating new stories are ones that haven’t yet been told.

In support of human rights, Starpunk is explicitly anti-nuclear war, anti-police brutality and anti-police militarisation.

We’re anti-surveillance (hence, Starpunk offers subscriptions and never runs intrusive advertising) and strongly support users’ right to privacy.

This is the 2019.01.25 issue of the Starpunk Utopian Dreams newsletter. Hope you enjoy it. :)

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P.S. Note that our new website isn’t 100% operational yet, so a few links may not be up and running.

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                   Non-fiction stories and articles.

 Contents

   0.  An It Harm None: Protect Your Art. Don’t Be a Copyright Troll.

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   An It Harm None: Protect Your Art. Don’t Be a Copyright Troll.

Over much of 2018, Starpunk's parent project, A.ltSciFi, was targeted by a defamation campaign started by one artist on Twitter. Read more about it here (click here).

The experience of online harassment and copyright trolling has added a new emphasis to our project:

Starpunk is also dedicated to helping artists protect themselves against being taken advantage of online. That includes dealing with copyright issues intelligently without harming other artists or fans, and protecting themselves against being slandered by malevolent groups of trolls.

When you decide to join us and/or contribute your art, see the Contact page.  https://starpunk.gitlab.io/utopian-dreams/join.html

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    The future begins now. See the stories that are shaping the      world. Get inspired to create science fiction of your own.

 Contents     0.  Where did the word 'Taser' come from? A century-old racist science fiction novel     1.  How to: Circumvent Online Censorship     2.  Three quarters of US Facebook users unaware their online behavior gets tracked     3.  Apple Is Part of the Privacy "Shadow Economy" of Surveillance Capitalism     4.  San Diego’s Smart Streetlights Yield a Firehose of Data     5.  Why tech giants don't need to spy on you to know what you're up to     6.  Hoaxed: Warning of incoming North Korea missile attack via hacked webcam

Starpunk is an informal project by artists and techies to help connect independent artists with fans who value their work.

Utopian Dreams pages and email newsletters are free. Send an email to starpunk_zine at tutanota dot com for delivery to your inbox, and to receive the password for the full version of this newsletter on our site.

If you received this from a friend and decide that now is the time to subscribe, here’s the link: https://starpunk.gitlab.io/utopian-dreams/join.html

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Starpunk | Utopian Dreams Email Newsletter Issue 0x01

Full Version: https://starpunk.gitlab.io/utopian-dreams/2019.01.16/

Starpunk is an informal project by artists and techies.

Utopian Dreams pages and email newsletters are free. Send an email to starpunk_zine at tutanota dot com for delivery to your inbox, and to receive the password for the full version of this newsletter on our site.

If you received this from a friend and have decided now is the time to subscribe, here’s the link: https://starpunk.gitlab.io/utopian-dreams/join.html

   Find out more about Starpunk.

 (Note: we’re still starting up, so some pages may not be online yet.)

   Read an excerpt from this newsletter issue below…

–[ Contents

0 - Introduction 1 - Blog 2 - Utopian Dreams

|=——————–=[  I N T R O D U C T I O N  ]=——————–=|

              Welcome to the Utopian Dreams newsletter.

Starpunk is an informal project by artists and techies to help connect independent artists with fans who value their work.

Our core values are human rights – emphasising the rights of women, LGBT, Native, Latin, Asian, black and biracial/multiethnic populations around the world. We celebrate all humanity and highlight the value of underrepresented voices in science fiction. Although many tend to forget, this includes older, non-neurotypical and disabled people.

This isn’t about “inclusion” as a trendy buzzword. It’s about not excluding the world’s majority as our global culture enters the future.

The most fascinating new stories are ones that haven’t yet been told.

In support of human rights, Starpunk is explicitly anti-nuclear war, anti-police brutality and anti-police militarisation.

We’re anti-surveillance (hence, Starpunk offers subscriptions and never runs intrusive advertising) and strongly support users’ right to privacy.

This is the 2019.01.16 issue of the Starpunk Utopian Dreams newsletter. Hope you enjoy it. :)

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Utopian Dreams pages and email newsletters are free. Send an email to starpunk_zine at tutanota dot com for delivery to your inbox and to receive the password for the full version on our site.

If you received this from a friend and have decided now is the time to subscribe, here’s the link: starpunk.gitlab.io/utopian-dreams/join.html

P.S. Note that our new website isn’t 100% operational yet, so a few links may not be up and running.

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                   Non-fiction stories and articles.

 Contents

   0.  An It Harm None: Protect Your Art. Don’t Be a Copyright Troll.

………………………………………………………………..

   An It Harm None: Protect Your Art. Don’t Be a Copyright Troll.

Over much of 2018, Starpunk's parent project, A.ltSciFi, was targeted by a defamation campaign started by one artist on Twitter. Read more about it here (click here).

The experience of online harassment and copyright trolling has added a new emphasis to our project:

Starpunk is also dedicated to helping artists protect themselves against being taken advantage of online. That includes dealing with copyright issues intelligently without harming other artists or fans, and protecting themselves against being slandered by malevolent groups of trolls.

When you decide to join us and/or contribute your art, see the Contact page.  https://starpunk.gitlab.io/utopian-dreams/join.html

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    The future begins now. See the stories that are shaping the      world. Get inspired to create science fiction of your own.

 Contents     0.  Two viruses combine to create an epidemic: ebola, and fear.     1.  From knee socks at the gym to exoskeleton super-strength.     2.  Cover your @#%!$# webcam, already     3.  DIY Female microneedle contraceptive patch     4.  62-mile atom smasher planned at CERN     5.  When is social-media "connection" a euphemism for privacy invasion?     6.  No, feds can't force you to unlock your phone. But...

Starpunk is an informal project by artists and techies to help connect independent artists with fans who value their work.

Utopian Dreams pages and email newsletters are free. Send an email to starpunk_zine at tutanota dot com for delivery to your inbox, and to receive the password for the full version of this newsletter on our site.

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Starpunk | Utopian Dreams Email Newsletter Issue 0x00

Full Version: starpunk.gitlab.io/utopian-dreams/2018.12.14/

Starpunk is an informal project by artists and techies.

Utopian Dreams pages and email newsletters are free. Send an email to starpunk_zine at tutanota dot com for delivery to your inbox, and to receive the password for the full version of this newsletter on our site.

If you received this from a friend and have decided now is the time to subscribe, here’s the link: starpunk.gitlab.io/utopian-dreams/join.html

   Find out more about Starpunk.

  (Note: we’re still starting up, so some pages may not be online yet.)

   Read an excerpt from this newsletter issue below…

–[ Contents

0 - Introduction 1 - Blog 2 - Utopian Dreams

|=——————–=[  I N T R O D U C T I O N  ]=——————–=|

              Welcome to the Utopian Dreams newsletter.

Starpunk is an informal project by artists and techies to help connect independent artists with fans who value their work.

Our core values are human rights – emphasising the rights of women, LGBT, Native, Latin, Asian, black and biracial/multiethnic populations around the world. We celebrate all humanity and highlight the value of underrepresented voices in science fiction. Although many tend to forget, this includes older, neurodiverse and disabled people.

This isn’t about “inclusion” as a trendy buzzword. It’s about not excluding the world’s majority as our global culture enters the future.

The most fascinating new stories are ones that haven’t yet been told.

In support of human rights, Starpunk is explicitly anti-nuclear war, anti-police brutality and anti-police militarisation.

We’re anti-surveillance (hence, Starpunk offers suscriptions and never runs intrusive advertising) and strongly support users’ right to privacy.

This is the 2018.12.14 issue of the Starpunk Utopian Dreams newsletter. Hope you enjoy it. :)

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Utopian Dreams pages and email newsletters are free. Send an email to starpunk_zine at tutanota dot com for delivery to your inbox and to receive the password for the full version on our site.

If you received this from a friend and have decided now is the time to subscribe, here’s the link: starpunk.gitlab.io/utopian-dreams/join.html

P.S. Note that our new website isn’t 100% operational yet, so a few links may not be up and running.

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                   Non-fiction stories and articles.

 Contents

   0.  An It Harm None: Protect Your Art. Don’t Be a Copyright Troll.

………………………………………………………………..

   An It Harm None: Protect Your Art. Don’t Be a Copyright Troll.

Over much of the year 2018, Starpunk's parent project, A.ltSciFi, was targeted by a defamation campaign started by one artist for the sake of getting “clout” among her friends on Twitter. We later caught her running a different scam against another artist (surprise, surprise). Read more about it here (click here).

The experience of online harassment and copyright trolling has added a new emphasis to our project:

Starpunk is also dedicated to helping artists protect themselves against being taken advantage of online. That includes dealing with copyright issues intelligently without harming other artists or fans, and protecting themselves against being slandered by malevolent groups of trolls.

When you decide to join us and/or contribute your art, see the Contact page. starpunk.gitlab.io/utopian-dreams/join.html

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    The future begins now. See the stories that are shaping the      world. Get inspired to help change the future from dystopia      to utopia, or somewhere in between.

 Contents     0.  Porn sites collect more user data than Netflix or Hulu.          This is what they do with it.     1.  Amazon Is The Latest Tech Giant to Face Staff Backlash          Over Government Work     2.  How I Quit Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon     3.  The Creepy Genetics Behind the Golden State Killer Case     4.  A Future Without Guns     5.  FBI plans ‘Rapid DNA’ network for quick database          checks on arrestees

Starpunk is an informal project by artists and techies to help connect independent artists with fans who value their work.

Utopian Dreams pages and email newsletters are free. Send an email to starpunk_zine at tutanota dot com for delivery to your inbox, and to receive the password for the full version of this newsletter on our site.

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The Easiest Way to Defeat Trolls and Keep Yourself Safe on Social Media.

You're smart. That means you're concerned -- probably a bit scared by now, really -- about how social media companies are tracking you everywhere, selling your data, and basically stalking you -- even when you're not logged in.

Stalkers. Bullies. ICE agents.

The problem is far worse for traditionally repressed populations: women, non-white people, LGBT and gender-noncoforming people.

What can we do about it? There are two essential things you can do right now.

1. Keep Yourself Safe.

Do not use social networks that are based on selling your personal data. If you have used them in the past, stop now and delete your account as soon ass you can. Or at least decrease the amount of time and data you give them.

Support alternative approaches that are anti-surveillance -- and beyond that, only use services that do not sell your personal data for the purposes of advertising. Remember: "advertising" online is just a nicer word for "surveillance".

Our social networking project explicitly does not want your personal data. We don't track you, so we don't even have the data in the first place. Your private messages are encrypted. As of 2018.09.10, we're working on end-to-end encryption -- that means that ideally, no one but you will be able to decrypt the data at all.

2. Defeat Trolls Bullies.

First, recognise that they're not "trolls" anymore. Trolls can be harmless and cute. Bullies are not. Bullies intimidate and hurt vulnerable people for fun, to build an imaginary -- or unfortunately very real -- sense of power.

Here's the easiest way to defeat bullies online. Hint: it's the same as step one.

The Starpunk social media project does not collect your personal data or ever sell "advertising" (read: intrusive surveillance). Instead, you pay a small fee every month, upfront. You know exactly what you pay, you can easily get a refund whenever you want, and you can help us build the service you want to use.

Bullies, however, are banned. The ban matters, because it hurts: every time a user is banned, they can't get a refund for that month. If they want to come back, they have to pay again. Every ban also doubles in length: if the first ban is for 24 hours, the next one is 48 hours long. Eventually, a bully will either disappear or just go back to Twitter and Facebook where they belong. :)

See? There's only one step.

Find out more about the Starpunk project on Twitter: @starpunkzine

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You're probably reading this on your phone. Are future social media sites more like phone networks, than the websites of the past?

Imagine you've bought a new phone. The service is free. Pretty cool, right?

Take a look at the monthly contract. In the fine print, it says...

"Dear new customer:

Congratulations! This phone service is completely free!

In exchange for your completely free use of this phone service, you consent to having your phone calls recorded and saved. We, Service Provider, will slice and bundle all of your phone-call data, and sell it companies whose names and motives you'll never know.

Your personal data will be then be sold by them. We cannot control who they sell your data to -- which means that your phone calls are effectively public information for anyone who will pay us enough money to buy it.

But we're giving you this service completely free! Just sign here."

That is exactly what every "free" social media service is offering you. Selling your data is literally the way that can stay in business. Intruding more and more into your daily life is how they make more and more money.

Social media runs on advertising. Advertising is surveillance.

Would you consent to your private phone calls becoming public for anyone to hear?

If not, then it's time to reconsider how we think about social media. Social media sites are the new phone networks. Your personal life, private behaviour and intimate conversations should never, ever be up for sale.

The Starpunk project is designed to create an alternative, starting with a new zine and social network. Connect with us on Twitter to learn more and request an account on the social network: @starpunkzine