When we talk about “surveillance culture” or the “surveillance economy” in the tech world, we’re usually talking about digital surveillance. Tracking on social media. Cookies across the web. Data brokers creating “shadow profiles.” But this week on Wha…
Thinking about the hyperlocal social media app Nextdoor, I can’t get that Rockwell/Michael Jackson song out of my head. You know the one: “I always feel like/Somebody’s watching meeeeeee.” That’s because if you’re on Nextdoor, you know that most of it …
When my partner got an Oura — which is a fitness tracker that looks like a very chunky wedding band — I teased him and called him a cyborg. And, to be fair, this was the third fitness tracker he’d added to his body in under a year’s time. (What can I s…
If you’ve thought about weight loss in the past year or so — or if you’ve listened to a podcast or been on Instagram — you’ve probably heard of Noom. Noom is a new(ish) weight loss program that focuses less on calorie counting and more on the psycholog…
If you’ve thought about weight loss in the past year or so — or if you’ve listened to a podcast or been on Instagram — you’ve probably heard of Noom. Noom is a new(ish) weight loss program that focuses less on calorie counting and more on the psycholog…