# Latest **URL:** https://discuss.diglife.com/latest.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1 [Latest](https://discuss.diglife.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.diglife.com/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Donate to our mapping work](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/donate-to-our-mapping-work/280)
**Author:** [@diglife.com](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/diglife.com)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/donate-to-our-mapping-work/280 "2018-07-31T16:12:09Z")
Our mapping work is essential to ensure that the Collective – and indeed any party looking to make a difference in line with our mission – can do so most effectively. It is a community resource, helping everyone better u… --- ## [Releasing Captured Identities from Facebook](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/releasing-captured-identities-from-facebook/264)
**Author:** [@diglife.com](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/diglife.com)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/releasing-captured-identities-from-facebook/264 "2018-07-30T18:27:11Z")
Despite all my fears about data ownership, privacy, algorhythmic addiction, there is one reason I haven't left facebook: they have my identity. To the extent that who I am is a node in a network, that who I am is reveale… --- ## [Our member news](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/our-member-news/276)
**Author:** [@diglife.com](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/diglife.com)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/our-member-news/276 "2018-07-25T23:02:06Z")
Our member relations team dispatches a regular email newsletter, and we post copies on our public forum (minus member-only information) so that non-members can see them too, and so that anyone wishing to comment on any a… --- ## [About Us](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/about-us/275)
**Author:** [@diglife.com](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/diglife.com)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/about-us/275 "2018-07-25T21:48:31Z")
The Digital Life Collective researches, develops, funds and supports Tech We Trust: technologies that prioritize our autonomy, privacy and dignity. Our tech, not their tech. This is a companion discussion topic for the… --- ## [Authoring and publishing content on diglife.com](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/authoring-and-publishing-content-on-diglife-com/271)
**Author:** [@diglife.com](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/diglife.com)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/authoring-and-publishing-content-on-diglife-com/271 "2018-07-06T01:35:40Z")
So, you want to write. The topics the Collective covers inspire you to research, to consider, to put something out there to start a discussion. Do it. We are the Collective; the diverse thoughts we have cohere around Tec… --- ## [Your Map](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/your-map/269)
**Author:** [@diglife.com](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/diglife.com)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/your-map/269 "2018-06-27T03:59:02Z")
Thank you for adding yourself to the map. You will be updated via the email you added in your survey response as this dynamic map serves the community. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at htt… --- ## [The Public Stack Summit](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-public-stack-summit/267)
**Author:** [@diglife.com](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/diglife.com)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-public-stack-summit/267 "2018-06-22T14:30:31Z")
The Public Stack Summit took place on a boat. This was a great idea — not only were we all there the whole day, there wasn’t any wifi and once we were out in the bay there wasn’t really any mobile internet either. So eve… --- ## [Decentralized co-operation at scale. What patterns work? What are the main drivers and hindrances?](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/decentralized-co-operation-at-scale-what-patterns-work-what-are-the-main-drivers-and-hindrances/266)
**Author:** [@diglife.com](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/diglife.com)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/decentralized-co-operation-at-scale-what-patterns-work-what-are-the-main-drivers-and-hindrances/266 "2018-06-21T00:46:27Z")
Transcript of panel discussion hosted by the Digital Life Collective, 17 May 2018 \*Cover photo by Elaine Casap on Unsplash This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://diglife.com/decentrali… --- ## [TRUST ISSUES – medium.com's first themed magazine](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/trust-issues-medium-coms-first-themed-magazine/263)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/trust-issues-medium-coms-first-themed-magazine/263 "2018-06-05T10:57:04Z")
About six weeks ago, we at Medium gave ourselves a simple goal: identify the Most Important Issues Facing the World Today—capital letters intended—and find the stories to match. It didn’t take long before one theme in … --- ## [Co-ops and blockchain can change how startups do business](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/co-ops-and-blockchain-can-change-how-startups-do-business/262)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/co-ops-and-blockchain-can-change-how-startups-do-business/262 "2018-05-31T17:01:27Z")
Funding troubles have stunted co-ops’ growth. But, with tentative links to blockchain tech and a newfound spirit of collaboration, that’s starting to change. --- ## [Sites block EU users before GDPR takes effect](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/sites-block-eu-users-before-gdpr-takes-effect/260)
**Author:** [@johngrant](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/johngrant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/sites-block-eu-users-before-gdpr-takes-effect/260 "2018-05-29T20:47:12Z")
The Guardian is reporting that some sites are beginning to block EU users ahead of the GDPR deadline of 25th May 2018. Does this represent the unintended consequences of a flawed law? Or, does it suggest the principles … --- ## [Facebook Under Siege -- Is this the moment when new social media alternatives can achieve mass-adoption?](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/facebook-under-siege-is-this-the-moment-when-new-social-media-alternatives-can-achieve-mass-adoption/237)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Roberts](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/Ben_Roberts)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/facebook-under-siege-is-this-the-moment-when-new-social-media-alternatives-can-achieve-mass-adoption/237 "2018-05-29T20:28:01Z")
The latest news about Facebook’s data being scraped and then illegally sold to Cambridge Analytica has boosted the #DeleteFacebook movement. Reports of Twitter’s death may be premature, but the vultures are circling. Red… --- ## [Video conference with panel on decentralized co-operation at scale, this Thursday](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/video-conference-with-panel-on-decentralized-co-operation-at-scale-this-thursday/259)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/video-conference-with-panel-on-decentralized-co-operation-at-scale-this-thursday/259 "2018-05-14T22:12:29Z")
Decentralized co-operation at scale. What patterns work? What are the main drivers and hindrances? With guests including Douglas Rushkoff and Oliver Sylvester-Bradley, hosted by the Digital Life Collective. Thursday 17 … --- ## [Will the GDPR stifle scientific research?](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/will-the-gdpr-stifle-scientific-research/256)
**Author:** [@johngrant](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/johngrant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/will-the-gdpr-stifle-scientific-research/256 "2018-05-14T09:11:19Z")
Has the GDPR got the right balance between conservative protection and boundary-pushing innovation? Or, is there a serious risk the regulations will stifle scientific research? This article provides a brief overview of … --- ## [Facebook and dating](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/facebook-and-dating/254)
**Author:** [@michael\_shea](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/michael_shea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/facebook-and-dating/254 "2018-05-09T17:44:02Z")
So anyone concerned or willing to trust facebook in this area? --- ## [Member newsletter 30 April 2018](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/member-newsletter-30-april-2018/253)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/member-newsletter-30-april-2018/253 "2018-04-30T19:57:23Z")
Decentralizing We start with some most excellent news. Congratulations to our friends at Holo for a brilliantly run and hugely successful ICO. And that’s ICO as in Initial Community Offering rather than Initial Coin Offe… --- ## [The whole trust thing just went up a whole magnitude](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-whole-trust-thing-just-went-up-a-whole-magnitude/251)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-whole-trust-thing-just-went-up-a-whole-magnitude/251 "2018-04-19T06:30:42Z")
Astonishing. And frankly, frightening. --- ## [Microsoft, in support of the ID2020 Alliance](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/microsoft-in-support-of-the-id2020-alliance/219)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/microsoft-in-support-of-the-id2020-alliance/219 "2018-04-18T15:46:53Z")
--- ## [Essentia – the first user-friendly interface to the decentralized web?](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/essentia-the-first-user-friendly-interface-to-the-decentralized-web/250)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/essentia-the-first-user-friendly-interface-to-the-decentralized-web/250 "2018-04-18T10:27:48Z")
Essentia’s pitch is usability and interoperability. Here’s what the homepage claims: The Next Generation Layer of Interoperability and Data Essentia is a masternoded multi-chained set of protocols connecting centraliz… --- ## [Google launches Talk To Books](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/google-launches-talk-to-books/249)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 7:15am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/google-launches-talk-to-books/249 "2018-04-18T07:15:12Z")
Google launches Talk To Books. Apparently, it employs AI to determine the exact meaning of your query and then responds with answers from the books it has in its corpus. https://books.google.com/talktobooks/ --- ## [Tools and Processes for Creating Powerful Digital Spaces](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/tools-and-processes-for-creating-powerful-digital-spaces/248)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Roberts](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/Ben_Roberts)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/tools-and-processes-for-creating-powerful-digital-spaces/248 "2018-04-15T07:23:22Z")
In the “What are you reading…” thread, @johnkellden and I got into an exchange that might be worth bringing into a space of its own. Here’s the core inquiry John has named: What I would like to suggest and explore toge… --- ## [What you are reading and watching?](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/what-you-are-reading-and-watching/241)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Roberts](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/Ben_Roberts)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 6:18am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/what-you-are-reading-and-watching/241 "2018-04-14T06:18:44Z")
I’m launching a new thread as a suggested first place where we can share exciting content we are coming across, rather than creating a new post for every individual piece. If a particular share starts gathering conversat… --- ## [Indietech.rocks etc](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/indietech-rocks-etc/247)
**Author:** [@j12t](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/j12t)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/indietech-rocks-etc/247 "2018-04-09T23:57:15Z")
Hi! I’m new here (although I do seem to know some people here). Hope it’s okay to speak up. Last year at Indie Web Summit, some of us started a list of products that don’t screw us, and we have been (slowly) adding to t… --- ## [Make sure your domain name service doesn't betray you](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/make-sure-your-domain-name-service-doesnt-betray-you/245)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/make-sure-your-domain-name-service-doesnt-betray-you/245 "2018-04-09T08:11:38Z")
I have recommended OpenDNS for years. And now Cloudflare has launched 1.1.1.1 Sweet. If you don’t know what I’m going on about, check out this Engadget article. --- ## [Can the principles of Calm Technology embody Tech We Trust?](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/can-the-principles-of-calm-technology-embody-tech-we-trust/236)
**Author:** [@johngrant](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/johngrant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/can-the-principles-of-calm-technology-embody-tech-we-trust/236 "2018-03-30T18:28:20Z")
Could the principles of Calm Technology provide the basis of a methodology for evaluating Tech We Trust? The 8 Principles of Calm Technology Keynote: Calm Technology: Design for the Next 50 Billion Things - Amber Case --- ## [OpenThink forum discussion](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/openthink-forum-discussion/214)
**Author:** [@chessmaster2000](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/chessmaster2000)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/openthink-forum-discussion/214 "2018-03-21T20:32:19Z")
This is the thread for the OpenThink forum prototype I demonstrated at today’s Open Space meeting OpenThink is a flexible forum structure that allows discussions to go infinitely deep without cluttering the discussion s… --- ## [Open Space dialogue](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/open-space-dialogue/195)
**Author:** [@diglife.com](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/diglife.com)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/open-space-dialogue/195 "2018-03-21T14:59:22Z")
Ben designs and hosts virtual and in-person dialogue and other processes, on behalf of both large and small groups and initiatives that seek to foster systemic transformation. This is a companion discussion topic for t… --- ## [The decentralized web is here | Wired article](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-decentralized-web-is-here-wired-article/232)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-decentralized-web-is-here-wired-article/232 "2018-03-16T23:04:40Z")
The argument goes that big tech companies have locked up our data and minds inside stockholder-serving platforms that crush competition and privacy. Ultra-private, socially conscious decentralized apps, sometimes dubbed… --- ## [The Common Good](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-common-good/234)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/the-common-good/234 "2018-03-16T19:42:19Z")
Robert B. Reich discusses his book, “The Common Good”, at a Politics and Prose event in February this year. --- ## [Holochain and self-sovereign identity](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/holochain-and-self-sovereign-identity/231)
**Author:** [@sheldrake](https://discuss.diglife.com/u/sheldrake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.diglife.com/t/holochain-and-self-sovereign-identity/231 "2018-03-08T18:53:52Z")
I nice intro to a major feature of holochain. [Previous page](https://discuss.diglife.com/latest.md?no_subcategories=false) [Next page](https://discuss.diglife.com/latest.md?no_subcategories=false&page=2)