Changemaker
Change and disruption is enevitable, sounds banale does it not, and we are in for some major changes, okey you know..
All my life I have been used to life-changes, not all of my choice, but now to my advantage, as I can adapt, I can manage and feel safe in unsafe environments.
I have made risk assessments all my life, and so have you, but perhaps you were not aware of it.
We do small risk assessments in all walks of life.
We could talk about risk assessments in relation to your private sphere, your employment, your home, your transport, your finances or lack there of and your future in general.
But at the same time, you take information security for granted, you don't ask questions to choices of IT solutions, and the goal is still growth and profit, or the opposite, saving money chosing the cheap solutions, while AdTech brags about the largest online sale on a black Friday.
We all think differently, our priorities and interests are different we think, and we see ourselves and our choices as unique, our rights to choices are important, but then, it seems that the conscience pretty much ends there.
Awareness should lead to conscious choices. It is about being trustworthy versus making convenient choices, but dear network, time is not for convenience only.
We have knowledge that we don't use, we have a pattern of continuing the same unfavorable paths that we know are risky, 'it will be sorted out some-how, technology will find a solution, what I do does not make a big impact anyway', these are fabricated narratives.
And we see the exact same pattern in the dataprotection field
We? excuse me, we take all the risks, us the taxpayers, customers / companies has all liabilities and risks.
Use of large cloud vendors, proprietary operating systems, edge and browser solutions that are full of flaws and vulnerabilities, 'but its probably the safest out there', and everyone else choose it
and the DPO's and Cybersec people continues using Gmail, 'who cares its just my private mails, no reason to change' right, but hey, facts matters
-You then advertise the fantastic initiative inviting Zuboff and Schrems to give a talk once a year.. bravo, you are 'progressive and support progress' while you continue with the use of plenty unlawful thirdparty AdTech analytics on websites, both public and private sectors, instead of implementing the ePrivacy and GDPR privacy by design, because you have risk appetite, the management are willing to take the risks.. you do all the things that your heroes criticise.
The tendency of the identity creation, having the right opinions, supporting the good cases, but not if it gets personal, if it could be misunderstood and unpleasently controversial, its more safe, in example to support the rainbow flag once a year to show your sympathy, just as you love Max Schrems and wait for the next courtcase while you continue business as usual.
As people are most, they get their news from Apple News, MSN, Facebook and TikTok because its easy and lightweight, the very same media sharing most hate and disinformation, but ofcourse not in your buble.
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They Love Netflix and many other cheap streaming medias, and you could not care about national TV owned by the government, you welcome the competition, because, you are a global citizen, right?
Except you don't want citizens from other countries to move to your countries, only the cheap goods you bought online and delivered by freight, while smaller shops disapeared... you just want the newest device made in China, and the cheap games and platforms, online so you can stay connected to other people ofcourse.
The ego is looking for excuses, bagatalising choices, but the problem is that companies and governments are also looking for excuses to continue what is considered a safe and sustainable path, because everything is driven by profit, speed and growth.
Except of course nature, and natural ressources...
Yes, politicians and the municipality has the overall responsibility in finding common sustainable solutions that are easier to choose for the citizen, like infrastructure,
-but YOUR choice of what you buy, where you buy and how to choose your next vacation, and which digital solutions you accept the school is using for education, trust me it matters, to say it does not matter is hypocritical.
The right to selfdetermination is suddenly on the agenda. Our private life has become a driver for economy and political means.
Time waits for no one, both in the public and the private sector. Change is inevitable, are you willing to adapt or will you use the same mantra:
Its not because I don't care...
it's because I don't think it makes much difference
what I do
a narrative that will not help you in a disruptive world
Democratic values, ethics, dignity and humanity, and privacy is suddenly forgotten when the 'market' is playing God.
With sensors you have no private space, none. And with mantras from politicians as With more surveillance we provide more freedom, it is time to use your common sense and knowledge. It must be drivers for deliberate sustainable choices for common good. Supporting bigtech monopolies is not one of them, allthough its the easiets thing.
Some people will punch hard for change, be wise and supportive, think risk strategies and act on it, it all matters. Be a positive and supportive changemaker.