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Subscription Traps and Dark Patterns in Digital Media | QF-Security
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Subscription Traps and Dark Patterns in Digital Media
Exposed: The Psychology and FTC Fight Against Dark Patterns (How Tech Traps You with "The Iliad Flow"
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Exposed: The Psychology and FTC Fight Against Dark Patterns (How Tech Traps You with "The Iliad Flow"
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new platform is coming along nicely, it is not a replacement but a fortress which prioritize content critical which without many won't even be able to post on SM. Although in it's early states looking forward to freedom from algorithmic control - yes ALL social media uses by extention, this includes
December 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
new platform is coming along nicely, it is not a replacement but a fortress which prioritize content critical which without many won't even be able to post on SM. Although in it's early states looking forward to freedom from algorithmic control - yes ALL social media uses by extention, this includes
Subscription Traps and Dark Patterns in Digital Media
Exposed: The Psychology and FTC Fight Against Dark Patterns (How Tech Traps You with "The Iliad Flow"
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Exposed: The Psychology and FTC Fight Against Dark Patterns (How Tech Traps You with "The Iliad Flow"
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December 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Subscription Traps and Dark Patterns in Digital Media
Exposed: The Psychology and FTC Fight Against Dark Patterns (How Tech Traps You with "The Iliad Flow"
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Exposed: The Psychology and FTC Fight Against Dark Patterns (How Tech Traps You with "The Iliad Flow"
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'Rage bait' named word of the year? I would have been surprised if not. Looking at what posts get engagement - it makes sense.
Shows what is ranked, exposes just how toxic social media now is.
It also exposes how unhealthy the balance and so on.
apnews.com/article/oxfo...
Shows what is ranked, exposes just how toxic social media now is.
It also exposes how unhealthy the balance and so on.
apnews.com/article/oxfo...
'Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025
Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025.
apnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
'Rage bait' named word of the year? I would have been surprised if not. Looking at what posts get engagement - it makes sense.
Shows what is ranked, exposes just how toxic social media now is.
It also exposes how unhealthy the balance and so on.
apnews.com/article/oxfo...
Shows what is ranked, exposes just how toxic social media now is.
It also exposes how unhealthy the balance and so on.
apnews.com/article/oxfo...
Remember that scene in Avengers where the Hulk slaps the living crap out of Loki, well Google is essentially doing the with OpenAI and clammy sammy is sweating bullets.
www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/ai-v...
apnews.com/article/open...
www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/ai-v...
apnews.com/article/open...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares 'code red' to improve ChatGPT amid rising competition
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has issued a "code red" alert to employees to improve ChatGPT, according to The Wall Street Journal.
apnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Remember that scene in Avengers where the Hulk slaps the living crap out of Loki, well Google is essentially doing the with OpenAI and clammy sammy is sweating bullets.
www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/ai-v...
apnews.com/article/open...
www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/ai-v...
apnews.com/article/open...
The hardest of choices requires the strongest of wills. Personally if I see something goes sideways - gotta step up. None of us asked of the chaos but if none of us are willing to face it - I would prefer avoiding the catastrophe we are heading toward... I am willing to bet most feel the same
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The hardest of choices requires the strongest of wills. Personally if I see something goes sideways - gotta step up. None of us asked of the chaos but if none of us are willing to face it - I would prefer avoiding the catastrophe we are heading toward... I am willing to bet most feel the same
FTC schools edtech outfit after intruder walked off with 10M student records. "Regulator says Illuminate ignored years of warnings..."
~ Just last week I released my research on this - I will [re]share it below with some extra content.
www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/f...
~ Just last week I released my research on this - I will [re]share it below with some extra content.
www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/f...
FTC slaps edtech vendor after breach exposes 10M students
: Regulator says Illuminate ignored years of warnings, stored kids' data in plain text, and kept districts in the dark
www.theregister.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
FTC schools edtech outfit after intruder walked off with 10M student records. "Regulator says Illuminate ignored years of warnings..."
~ Just last week I released my research on this - I will [re]share it below with some extra content.
www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/f...
~ Just last week I released my research on this - I will [re]share it below with some extra content.
www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/f...
Interesting... can't say I am surprised.
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Interesting... can't say I am surprised.
Wearable Data - Medical-Lifestyle Blur, Risk, and Ethics
Blended Biometrics: How Your Smartwatch Data Becomes a $231 Billion Commodity and HIPPA Can't Save Your Sleep Score
youtu.be/AiAoj7xGP-4
Blended Biometrics: How Your Smartwatch Data Becomes a $231 Billion Commodity and HIPPA Can't Save Your Sleep Score
youtu.be/AiAoj7xGP-4
Your Biometric Data Is the Product: Security, Ethics, and the Wearable Tech Regulatory Void
YouTube video by Steville Hattingh
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Wearable Data - Medical-Lifestyle Blur, Risk, and Ethics
Blended Biometrics: How Your Smartwatch Data Becomes a $231 Billion Commodity and HIPPA Can't Save Your Sleep Score
youtu.be/AiAoj7xGP-4
Blended Biometrics: How Your Smartwatch Data Becomes a $231 Billion Commodity and HIPPA Can't Save Your Sleep Score
youtu.be/AiAoj7xGP-4
"...OpenAI is a loss-making machine, with estimates that it has no road to profitability by 2030..."
~ something I have been saying for a while, in fact I said, Microsoft will likely vacuum up 'company'
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
~ something I have been saying for a while, in fact I said, Microsoft will likely vacuum up 'company'
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 AM
"...OpenAI is a loss-making machine, with estimates that it has no road to profitability by 2030..."
~ something I have been saying for a while, in fact I said, Microsoft will likely vacuum up 'company'
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
~ something I have been saying for a while, in fact I said, Microsoft will likely vacuum up 'company'
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
My worldview is not for sale. It is built firsthand. I will extend my empathy universally to people, but my time and comfort are mine to spend where I feel most human.
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
My worldview is not for sale. It is built firsthand. I will extend my empathy universally to people, but my time and comfort are mine to spend where I feel most human.
Your Biometric Data Is the Product: Security, Ethics, and the Wearable Tech Regulatory Void
~ youtube version will be posted tomorrow around the same time
www.patreon.com/posts/wearab...
~ youtube version will be posted tomorrow around the same time
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December 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Your Biometric Data Is the Product: Security, Ethics, and the Wearable Tech Regulatory Void
~ youtube version will be posted tomorrow around the same time
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~ youtube version will be posted tomorrow around the same time
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If I look at
-> moral disengagement theory (how creators justify harm),
-> media contagion (how one viral act spawns copycats), and
-> algorithmic amplification (how platforms promote outrage)
in terms of bad conduct (to put it mildly) my prelim assessment is
-> moral disengagement theory (how creators justify harm),
-> media contagion (how one viral act spawns copycats), and
-> algorithmic amplification (how platforms promote outrage)
in terms of bad conduct (to put it mildly) my prelim assessment is
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
If I look at
-> moral disengagement theory (how creators justify harm),
-> media contagion (how one viral act spawns copycats), and
-> algorithmic amplification (how platforms promote outrage)
in terms of bad conduct (to put it mildly) my prelim assessment is
-> moral disengagement theory (how creators justify harm),
-> media contagion (how one viral act spawns copycats), and
-> algorithmic amplification (how platforms promote outrage)
in terms of bad conduct (to put it mildly) my prelim assessment is
Back some time I mentioned X's new "about this account" and well here is a good video that goes into detail... it relates to my work part 2 I believe in term of how FAKE engagement on SM is, so am I surprised? nope
youtu.be/XSp8pzk1EfA
youtu.be/XSp8pzk1EfA
"Influencers" - House of LIES
YouTube video by Upper Echelon
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Back some time I mentioned X's new "about this account" and well here is a good video that goes into detail... it relates to my work part 2 I believe in term of how FAKE engagement on SM is, so am I surprised? nope
youtu.be/XSp8pzk1EfA
youtu.be/XSp8pzk1EfA
"now I am become death the destroyer of worlds"
~ if the clip below shows only the link and not the video... that is fine, it is not on YT, but part of my platform. Manual click will work though... it is a test but not in terms of the video.
drive.google.com/file/d/1tOm-...
~ if the clip below shows only the link and not the video... that is fine, it is not on YT, but part of my platform. Manual click will work though... it is a test but not in terms of the video.
drive.google.com/file/d/1tOm-...
2025cado_p4_01_explainer.mp4
drive.google.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"now I am become death the destroyer of worlds"
~ if the clip below shows only the link and not the video... that is fine, it is not on YT, but part of my platform. Manual click will work though... it is a test but not in terms of the video.
drive.google.com/file/d/1tOm-...
~ if the clip below shows only the link and not the video... that is fine, it is not on YT, but part of my platform. Manual click will work though... it is a test but not in terms of the video.
drive.google.com/file/d/1tOm-...
Was look for a video to describe what I mean by my original post
[IPSOS Poll - PDF /14 pages]
www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...
[Video]
youtu.be/xBfztQpPu9c?...
[IPSOS Poll - PDF /14 pages]
www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...
[Video]
youtu.be/xBfztQpPu9c?...
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Was look for a video to describe what I mean by my original post
[IPSOS Poll - PDF /14 pages]
www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...
[Video]
youtu.be/xBfztQpPu9c?...
[IPSOS Poll - PDF /14 pages]
www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...
[Video]
youtu.be/xBfztQpPu9c?...
Age-gap relationships are on the rise. I do not mean minor gaps I mean the kind that will affect their kids (heaven forbid).
one source I use [there are dozens]
theconversation.com/age-gap-rela...
one source I use [there are dozens]
theconversation.com/age-gap-rela...
November 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Age-gap relationships are on the rise. I do not mean minor gaps I mean the kind that will affect their kids (heaven forbid).
one source I use [there are dozens]
theconversation.com/age-gap-rela...
one source I use [there are dozens]
theconversation.com/age-gap-rela...
Feynman has been credited with having pioneered the field of quantum computing - which was part of a module I studied. Regardless, the quote applies more broadly though.
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Feynman has been credited with having pioneered the field of quantum computing - which was part of a module I studied. Regardless, the quote applies more broadly though.
Was looking into divorce rates (base-line) since I want to tie this into AI (to see what effect it has) later, ergo, only the top 15 countries (democratic)
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...
soulmatcher.app/blog/global-...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...
soulmatcher.app/blog/global-...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
November 29, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Was looking into divorce rates (base-line) since I want to tie this into AI (to see what effect it has) later, ergo, only the top 15 countries (democratic)
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...
soulmatcher.app/blog/global-...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...
soulmatcher.app/blog/global-...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
November 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Oh there is actually a video explaining this twitter/x hellscape. Just thought I would post it
~ yes the information is trustworthy and meaningful, it is 20min, but a recommend watch from my side when those interested have time.
youtu.be/riTMR_pW6jk
~ yes the information is trustworthy and meaningful, it is 20min, but a recommend watch from my side when those interested have time.
youtu.be/riTMR_pW6jk
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Oh there is actually a video explaining this twitter/x hellscape. Just thought I would post it
~ yes the information is trustworthy and meaningful, it is 20min, but a recommend watch from my side when those interested have time.
youtu.be/riTMR_pW6jk
~ yes the information is trustworthy and meaningful, it is 20min, but a recommend watch from my side when those interested have time.
youtu.be/riTMR_pW6jk
Yeah, cannot say I am surprised. Introduce a new feature, thinking it would be excellent BUT end up exposing yourself...
Is it just me or is it "irony month"? Regardless, this is gonna cost X/Twitter some users.
www.androidheadlines.com/2025/11/xs-n...
Is it just me or is it "irony month"? Regardless, this is gonna cost X/Twitter some users.
www.androidheadlines.com/2025/11/xs-n...
X’s New 'About This Account' Feature Sparks Confusion, Privacy Concerns
X’s About This Account feature aims for transparency but launches with inaccuracies and major privacy concerns.
www.androidheadlines.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Yeah, cannot say I am surprised. Introduce a new feature, thinking it would be excellent BUT end up exposing yourself...
Is it just me or is it "irony month"? Regardless, this is gonna cost X/Twitter some users.
www.androidheadlines.com/2025/11/xs-n...
Is it just me or is it "irony month"? Regardless, this is gonna cost X/Twitter some users.
www.androidheadlines.com/2025/11/xs-n...
now that I am building my own platform, I can expand way beyond this... man, the stuff these guys are up to - no wonder they have the support of Govt and Military internationally... there are others but yeah I will leave it there for now.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
now that I am building my own platform, I can expand way beyond this... man, the stuff these guys are up to - no wonder they have the support of Govt and Military internationally... there are others but yeah I will leave it there for now.
Lastly since I don't want to "spam post" BUT a while ago I mentioned why hashtags should be avoided? Also to use Brave Browser well... now I am simply adding the cherry on top. AVOID AI browsers.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/25/h...
www.theregister.com/2025/11/25/h...
HashJack attack shows AI browsers can be fooled with '#'
: Hashtag-do-whatever-I-tell-you
www.theregister.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Lastly since I don't want to "spam post" BUT a while ago I mentioned why hashtags should be avoided? Also to use Brave Browser well... now I am simply adding the cherry on top. AVOID AI browsers.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/25/h...
www.theregister.com/2025/11/25/h...