Ethics in Beta
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Stories on tech, society, and our dystopian tendencies. Medium: https://medium.com/@EthicsinBeta
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Built to Fail: Why Your Devices Break but the Companies Never Do
How companies profit from frustration, failure, and forced upgrades.
medium.com
Your devices aren’t dying. They’re being designed to fail.
Batteries you can’t replace, updates that slow you down, repairs priced like ransom.
We’re not upgrading. We are being manipulated.
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
Batteries you can’t replace, updates that slow you down, repairs priced like ransom.
We’re not upgrading. We are being manipulated.
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
The future won’t ban privacy overnight.
It will make you afraid to want it.
VPN restrictions.
“Authorized” messaging apps.
Backdoor laws dressed up as safety.
When privacy becomes a crime, innocence becomes irrelevant.
New article: 👇
#DigitalRights #Dystopia
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
It will make you afraid to want it.
VPN restrictions.
“Authorized” messaging apps.
Backdoor laws dressed up as safety.
When privacy becomes a crime, innocence becomes irrelevant.
New article: 👇
#DigitalRights #Dystopia
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
What Happens When Privacy Becomes a Crime?
The Day Privacy Became Optional: Why We’re Closer Than You Think
medium.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The future won’t ban privacy overnight.
It will make you afraid to want it.
VPN restrictions.
“Authorized” messaging apps.
Backdoor laws dressed up as safety.
When privacy becomes a crime, innocence becomes irrelevant.
New article: 👇
#DigitalRights #Dystopia
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
It will make you afraid to want it.
VPN restrictions.
“Authorized” messaging apps.
Backdoor laws dressed up as safety.
When privacy becomes a crime, innocence becomes irrelevant.
New article: 👇
#DigitalRights #Dystopia
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
Your smart devices aren’t yours. Not really.
Features you already paid for are now locked behind subscriptions, cloud logins, and paywalls.
Ownership is becoming a myth, one “smart” product at a time.
New piece: When Convenience Becomes Control
#TechEthics #RightToRepair
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
Features you already paid for are now locked behind subscriptions, cloud logins, and paywalls.
Ownership is becoming a myth, one “smart” product at a time.
New piece: When Convenience Becomes Control
#TechEthics #RightToRepair
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
When Convenience Becomes Control: How Subscriptions Turned Ownership Into an Illusion
From cars to cameras to home appliances, the permanent lease is here.
medium.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Your smart devices aren’t yours. Not really.
Features you already paid for are now locked behind subscriptions, cloud logins, and paywalls.
Ownership is becoming a myth, one “smart” product at a time.
New piece: When Convenience Becomes Control
#TechEthics #RightToRepair
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
Features you already paid for are now locked behind subscriptions, cloud logins, and paywalls.
Ownership is becoming a myth, one “smart” product at a time.
New piece: When Convenience Becomes Control
#TechEthics #RightToRepair
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
Your devices aren’t dying. They’re being designed to fail.
Batteries you can’t replace, updates that slow you down, repairs priced like ransom.
We’re not upgrading. We are being manipulated.
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
Batteries you can’t replace, updates that slow you down, repairs priced like ransom.
We’re not upgrading. We are being manipulated.
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
Built to Fail: Why Your Devices Break but the Companies Never Do
How companies profit from frustration, failure, and forced upgrades.
medium.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Your devices aren’t dying. They’re being designed to fail.
Batteries you can’t replace, updates that slow you down, repairs priced like ransom.
We’re not upgrading. We are being manipulated.
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
Batteries you can’t replace, updates that slow you down, repairs priced like ransom.
We’re not upgrading. We are being manipulated.
medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
AI seems smart. It isn’t. Humans do the thinking, the labeling, the suffering.
Millions train algorithms for pennies, unseen and underappreciated.
Learn the hidden labor behind AI: medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
Millions train algorithms for pennies, unseen and underappreciated.
Learn the hidden labor behind AI: medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
The Hidden Labor Behind AI: Who Really Trains Your Algorithms?
By Ethics in Beta
medium.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
AI seems smart. It isn’t. Humans do the thinking, the labeling, the suffering.
Millions train algorithms for pennies, unseen and underappreciated.
Learn the hidden labor behind AI: medium.com/@EthicsinBet...
Millions train algorithms for pennies, unseen and underappreciated.
Learn the hidden labor behind AI: medium.com/@EthicsinBet...