Degoogling Android: a practical how-to by Paul Sulzycki

We are happy to share Paul Sulzycki’s work on ‘degoogling Android’. Original can be found here.

A talk explaining some theory and then the practical elements behind regaining control over your Android device at DCTRL in Vancouver last December. The key topic was how to remove as much Google and manufacturer bloatware from Android phones as possible while still maintaining a fully functioning device, based on my experiences tinkering with my Nexus 4 and OnePlus 3 over the past few years. Here’s the slide deck, event page (PDF), and the talk itself:

https://youtu.be/at3hL4gVKVc

Astrid Mager about European data protection standards

By Leonieke van Dipten, November 17, 2015

In her research project, Glocal Search. Search technology at the intersection of global capitalism and local socio-political cultures, astrid looks at how search technology is shaped and governed at the intersection of global and local dynamics. She analyzed the reform of the EU data protection legislation as a case study: How are search engines (and [...]

The Internet in Times of Surveillance and the Need for an Independent Index of the Web

By Miriam Rasch, January 22, 2015

On the 11th of February the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences organizes the symposium Das Internet im Zeitalter von Überwachung und Manipulation – Der Offene Web-Index und andere Gegenmittel. More information on the symposium can be found here: http://searchstudies.org/de/suma2015.html Dirk Lewandowski, who spoke at the last Society of the Query conference about the need for [...]

Astrid Mager about European data protection standards

Open Web Index Manifesto

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