Tom CrossHow you can use FeedSeer to escape the algorithm.NOTE: This essay is about a capability that I built for Twitter in 2022 which is no longer available. Unfortunately, Twitter has changed…Aug 24, 20222Aug 24, 20222
Tom Cross“The Story of Us” — A ReviewI wish people would spend less time talking about politics and maybe spend more time thinking about why we suck at talking about politics…Jun 27, 2021Jun 27, 2021
Tom CrossHow do we protect ourselves against disinformation?We live in an era of weaponized disinformation that reaches the highest levels of the United States Government. Donald Trump says the 2020…Jan 24, 2021Jan 24, 2021
Tom CrossIs the United States Constitution structurally unstable?The United States has seen a lot of political strife recently. One of the underlying factors is the structure of our Constitution. The…Jan 23, 2021Jan 23, 2021
Tom CrossAn Essay for the Fourth of July, 2017Perhaps I never really understood this country. I would be lying if I didn’t admit that our increasingly bitter, uncompromising politics…Jul 4, 2017Jul 4, 2017
Tom CrossAbout Yahoo Email Scanning and Robocop.This is a short post intended to put the recent revelations about mass email scanning at Yahoo in context. This post is about slippery…Oct 6, 2016Oct 6, 2016
Tom CrossBarack Obama made a set of comments at South by SouthWest regarding encryption, in which he lied…Obama said: “The Snowden issue vastly overstated the dangers to U.S. citizens in terms of spying because the fact of the matter is that our…Mar 13, 2016Mar 13, 2016
Tom CrossWhy I disagree with nearly everyone regarding Apple and the FBI.Most people seem to have lined up into the usual polarized camps regarding the FBI’s demand for access to an iPhone associated with the San…Feb 23, 20166Feb 23, 20166