John HackettGoodbye, commutingOne day I won’t have to do it anymore, here is my pre-valediction.Jan 23, 2017Jan 23, 2017
John HackettPress regulation is long, long overdue“The judges vs the press” could very well be rephased as “The judges vs the newspaper proprietors and their populist mates”Nov 7, 2016Nov 7, 2016
John HackettA free, community controlled replacement for Signal and WhatsAppMy aim in writing this is partly to provoke discussion, but also to point out some technology the potential of which hasn’t been fully…Nov 5, 20161Nov 5, 20161
John HackettThe labour market and walled gardens — or why open is betterCompanies want you at their mercy — Google, Apple and Microsoft especially so.Sep 14, 2016Sep 14, 2016
John HackettDecentralization is not the only way to save the open web — democracy can, too.Centralized, community governed services can protect our privacy and empower users in a way that open source software alone can’t.Sep 3, 2016Sep 3, 2016