What David Heinemeier Hansson thinks about privacy
Creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37signals, and creator of Omarchy.
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3 dated positions, 2021, in their own words. Our reading of what David Heinemeier Hansson has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsGoogle's entire business model rests on the industrial-scale violation of said privacy
↗Apple in China: Privacy, principles, purses, and picklesworld.hey.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 2 weeks earlier
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Their wordsWhile you give up some of your privacy to work with others, you shouldn't have to give up all of it
- 5 days earlier
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Their wordsI think caring about privacy today is where caring about organic food was in the 90s
↗Organic food used to be niche like privacy is todayworld.hey.com
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