Tag Archives: second law

Transcribing private conversations

Posted on Aug 20, 2019 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Big Tech transcribes samples recorded from the microphones at our homes. We know this. I was honestly surprised that the Danish newspaper Politiken chose to treat the fact that Apple and Google had had private conversations of their users transcribed … Continue reading →

Posted in Security | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Data modeling always fails

Posted on Jun 15, 2019 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Sixth law: Data modeling always fails, given enough time. This means that the model either evolves, or restricts the actions of the people using the model. A data model has to balance flexibility and efficiency and you can’t have both … Continue reading →

Posted in Development | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Laws of surveillance, data and life

Posted on Oct 7, 2018 by Henning Michael Møller Just

I have written about this before, but only in Danish. First law: Everything you write will be read. Everything you say will be heard. Everything you do will be seen. Second law: All data that can be linked will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments