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Submission + - SPAM: Nest Founder Wakes Up in Cold Sweats Over Role in Mobile Tech's Omnipresence

theodp writes: Fast Company reports that Tony Fadell, who founded Nest and was instrumental in the creation of the iPod and iPhone, spoke with a mix of pride and regret about his role in mobile technology’s rise to omnipresence. "I wake up in cold sweats every so often thinking, what did we bring to the world?" Fadell said. "Did we really bring a nuclear bomb with information that can–like we see with fake news–blow up people’s brains and reprogram them? Or did we bring light to people who never had information, who can now be empowered?" Faddell added that addiction has been designed into our devices, and it’s harming the newest generation. "And I know when I take [technology] away from my kids what happens," Fadell explained. "They literally feel like you’re tearing a piece of their person away from them-they get emotional about it, very emotional. They go through withdrawal for two to three days." Products like the iPhone, Fadell believes, are more attuned to the needs of the individual rather than what’s best for the family and the larger community. And pointing to YouTube owner Google, Fadell said: "It was like, [let] any kind of content happen on YouTube. Then a lot of the executives started having kids, [and saying], maybe this isn’t such a good idea. They have YouTube Kids now."

Comment How can we take you seriously? (Score 3, Insightful) 157

Trying not to be facetious here, but why should we believe you're genuinely interested in leading this country and not just trying to get some media coverage? What in your recent history would lead a voter to believe you'll take this process seriously enough to make and difference at all?

Comment Re: More useful if symmertical (Score 1) 224

Exactly. I can "check out" an e-book from my public library if there's a "copy" available and isn't already checked out by another patron. I know that's a function of the DRM on the e-book, but it's an example of this digital artifact being treated exactly like it was the physical object whose place it took. Until more content producers follow the lead of people like Cory Doctorow, content will stay locked up behind draconian DRM schemes and subject to antiquated laws that were written when a "packet" was a diminutive pack and network meant you labored on a fishing boat.

Comment Re:More useful if symmertical (Score 1) 224

Agreed. When a friend first signed up for Google Fiber, I tried to convince him to let me store a plex server at his house and get a bunch of us to colocate our legally sourced *wink*, DRM-free media there so that we could all stream each other's media on the go. I doubted he would ever even notice it affecting his bandwidth and $20 would have covered the electricity costs. He was worried about the legal issue of two people watching the same movie at the same time. Can't loan a physical copy out more than once, so how would "loaning" a digital copy multiple times be treated?

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